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America's Tenth Man; a Pictorial Review of One-Tenth of a Nation, Presenting the Negro Contribution to American Life Today
Contains very slight references to or pictures of Michigan personalities.
Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan
One untitled chapter (pg. 117-125) describes Detroit opposition to slavery, Blackburn episode, Underground Railroad, and Faulkner Riot.
About Our Golden Years, 1916-1966
Traces 50 years' history of the League.
History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan, a Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present. 3rd ed. Rev. and enl.
p. 344-348. Slavery and the Colored Race. P.750-751. Colored Schools.
Michigan: a Guide to the Wolverine State
Includes many references to role of Negroes in history and present condition of the state and its cities.
FICC, a Mott Foundation Experiment
Gives history of the organization, founded in 1945, whose director is John D. Russell.
Progress of a Race; or the Remarkable Advancement of the American Negro, from the Bondage of Slavery, Ignorance, and Poverty to the Freedom of Citizenship, Intelligence, Affluence, Honor and Trust
p.346-347. Carrothers, James Davis. Carrothers was a Baptist minister and writer, born in Calvin, Michigan.
A Twentieth Century History of Cass County, Michigan
p. 287-296. The Calvin Negro Colony.
Taps or Reveille?
"Written to bring the reader some interesting background information, historical and current." Some essays deal with local subjects, as schools and city politics.