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Eisenhower, Brownell, and the Congress: the Tangled Origins of the Civil Rights Bill of 1956-1957
Makes occasional references to work of Charles D. Diggs, Jr. in securing passage of Act. Case Study 80 in the Inter-University Case Program Series..
Racial Discrimination in Detroit: a Spatial Analysis of Racism
Traces history of blacks in Detroit, and present status as revealed by 1960 census data. Begins with year 1701.
Detroit Communities in Council Action
Summarizes Fund for Adult Education-financed study of the "history, accomplishments, problems and potentiality of nineteen community and neighborhood councils within the city of Detroit."
A Negro Emigration Convention, 1854. p. 363-366 of A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States
Gives text of the platform of a convention meeting in Cleveland, August 24-26, 1854, favoring voluntary emigration and colonization. President of the 102-member convention was William C. Monroe of Michigan.
Study of the Family Composition of Relief Cases with Particular Emphasis on the Family with No Male Head
Analyzes case loads in the Lemay District of Detroit's Public Welfare Department as to family and marital status.
The Detroit Criminal Court of Record during the July 1967 Riot - as Evaluated by Volunteer Attorneys
Relates evaluations of court's performance to race of person evaluating.
The Judge in the Sweet Trial.
Reminisces on life of Judge Murphy, emphasizing the Sweet trial.
Shared Learning Experiences
Describes a multi-faceted project to provide interracial school experiences to white and Negro pupils [and teachers] in three racially unbalanced schools in and about Detroit.
