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Report on Amending the Michigan Constitution by No Longer Requiring Electors to Be White
Majority report, favoring the change, gives some information on condition of black residents of state. .
Statement of Clarence Anderson, Executive Secretary on September 6, 1944, before the Sub-Committee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Education and Labor, in Support of S.2048.
Gives some figures on minority employment in Detroit, and cites examples of discriminatory employment practices.
Race and Representation in Detroit and the Six County Metropolitan Region: Regional Governing Bodies Methods of Selection.
Study of selection of Detroit Common Council and Detroit Board of Education confirms charge that "changed electoral structure in local government in Southeast Michigan would give minority groups fairer representation."
A Biography of Benjamin B. Pelham; a Study in Informal Organization.
Emphasizes government career of Pelham.
Petition of Olney Hawkins and 300 Others, Citizens of Ann Arbor, in the County of Washtenaw, Praying That the Constitution May Be Altered so as to Admit Colored Men to the Privileges of the Elective Franchise
Gives names of the 301 Ann Arbor citizens.
A Review of the Policy and Program of the City of Detroit
Brief statement intended for Committee's volunteer sub-committees and volunteer workers.
Negroes in Public Affairs and Government
Includes biographies of Charles C. Diggs, Jr., John Conyers, Ralph Bunche, Wade McCree, Charles Mahoney, Edward C. Sylvester, Jr. and others.
Big City Politics
Describes Detroit city government and influence of various interest groups. Book chapter in Detroit: Balancing Act