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Disciple of Dr. Carver Started the Hard Way
Biography of Austin W. Curtis, sometimes referred to as "Baby Carver."
"It Takes a Little While to Turn About a Great Ship of State," Sojourner Truth
Brief biography of Sojourner Truth.
Pioneers in Protest: Sojourner Truth; Famous Woman Leader Was Strong in Abolitionist, Feminist Movements.
Give biography of woman who lived her later years and died in Battle Creek.
Detroit Heritage
Has 84 vignettes, giving information on persons, institutions, or topics relating to black history.
Biographical Directory of Negro Ministers.
Alphabetized list, including some living Michigan ministers, lacks geographical index.
Who's Who in Colored America, an Illustrated Biographical Directory of Notable Living Persons of African Descent in the United States
This and the six precious editions, beginning in 1927, carry biographies of religious, educational, legal, financial, welfare, community, military, and other leaders. The geographical index of the seventh edition lists fifty-two Detroiters, eighteen…
A Man Called White
Autobiography of late NAACP Executive Secretary refers to Sweet Case, Ford and GM strikes, 1943 Riot and Detroit Branch NAACP.
History of William Webb
Contains brief passage on life in Michigan by a man born a slave in Georgia.
Indignant Heart
Black auto worker, writing under pseudonym, tells his experiences in the auto industry and in the UAW.