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Period studied is 1944-1960.

Summarizes earlier studies of Detroit transitional areas.

Studies effectiveness of the community barometer, initiated in January 1944.

Bunche's first ten years were lived in Detroit.

Covers period beginning with 1688; bibliography cites relevant manuscripts and published material at Burton Historical Collection.

Includes data on employment, housing, crime, education, churches, and so forth, largely from Negro in Detroit, compiled for the Mayor's Inter-Racial Committee, and Haynes Negro Newcomers in Detroit.

"History of the free Negro in nineteenth century Detroit has been marked by two distinct social phenomena: first, nearly all the city's blacks belonged to a caste apart from the rest of society, and secondly, the black caste was stratified into…

The author's book of the same title, with almost identical text, the same comprehensive bibliography, and the addition of a thorough index, was published by the University of Illinois Press in 1973, after the closing date for inclusion In this…

Analyzes "variations in attitudes and behavior [of random sample of Detroit Negro clergy] against the background of the current civil rights movement, [and evaluates] the Negro clergy's impact on the political life" of Detroit

Presents "factual data covering a wide range of tension areas," among them employment of Negro women (pg. 11) and upgrading of black workers in war plants (pg. 13-14), Sojourner Truth Housing Project (pg. 50-59), and Detroit police brutality (pg.…