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In Support of Fair Employment Practice; a History of Four Years of Activities, January 1942-December 1945.
Attributes Detroit's reputation of having "the most active community fair employment practice council in the country" to support from War Chest of Metropolitan Detroit.
The In-School Youth Work Training Program at the Senior High School Level in an Inner-City Setting in Detroit: a Study.
Studies usefulness of in-school youth work training program in Eastern and Northeastern High Schools in 1965-1966.
The Police Interpretation of the Detroit Riot of 1967: an Examination of the Dimensions and Determinants of the Interpretation.
Captioned as "Chapter Ten," this is apparently part of a study of the Riot.
Race and Residence in Detroit.
Analyzes 1960 Census data and concludes "Negro Detroiters are more segregated in their housing today than they were three decade ago."
Environment, Aptitude and Race.
By testing youth at Detroit Youth Opportunity Center finds group administered EPI (Environmental Participation Index) a "quick, convenient, method of assessing extent of a cultural deprivation by exposure, for male subjects."
The Negro and Apprenticeship.
Chapter 9: Detroit, pg. 137-149. Describes status of minority apprentice training in both industrial and building trades as of 1966.
Differentials in Infant Mortality in Detroit, 1940 and 1950.
Analyzes the continuing but decreasing difference in white and non-white infant mortality rates from 1940 to 1950.
Summer 1968 in Detroit, a Survey of Attitudes toward Inner City Unrest Conducted for New Detroit Committee
Finds "Racial attitudes improved during year but wide gaps still evident."
Considerations for Educational Planning
Describes Detroit's involvement in Great Cities School Improvement Project, beginning in 1959, including in-service education for teachers, preparation of appropriate text books, lifting teacher expectations, parent involvement, community use of…