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Includes lists of officers, members of standing committees of the club, formed to "study history, political and social science, a knowledge of the civil and political institutions of the state and nation" Among officers are D. Augustus Straker and…

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Describes housing discrimination in Detroit and environs from World War I forward

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First of a three-part "comprehensive study of the Negro problem" includes map showing sections in which Negroes live.

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Third article gives reasons "for the Negro leaving the South, chiefly Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, and coming to Detroit in preference to other cities."

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Contents: Planning Indicated in City Race Riots, p.1+; Local, International Plot Clues Plentiful, p. 1+; Oriental Influence in Riot Background, p. 13; Race Riots Brewing Years before Break, p.3; Anti-Semitism Cited as a Prelude to Riot, p. 7; Norris…

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Describes the Riot weekend and its aftermath.

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Presents an economic profile based on 1950 and 1960 census data which shows the large non-white population is plagued with high unemployment and lacks adequate housing, transportation, and other community benefits.

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Typical journey on the Underground Railroad is described.

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Study of 729 married women, mostly migrants in Detroit area, finds much greater kinship activity among non-whites than whites
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