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The Negro Politician, His Success and Failure
Includes brief biographies of Charles Diggs, Jr., Cora M. Brown, and Charline White.
The Negro in the Inkster Village Council
Examines "how the Negro has served in the legislative body of the village"; gives brief biographies of all Negroes who served on the Council.
"It Takes a Little While to Turn About a Great Ship of State," Sojourner Truth
Brief biography of Sojourner Truth.
National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race
The geographical index lists six Michiganders: J.W. Ames, George Bundy, Gabriel Davis, A.H. Johnson, W.P. Kemp, and Edward Watson.
Progress of a Race; or the Remarkable Advancement of the American Negro, from the Bondage of Slavery, Ignorance, and Poverty to the Freedom of Citizenship, Intelligence, Affluence, Honor and Trust
p.346-347. Carrothers, James Davis. Carrothers was a Baptist minister and writer, born in Calvin, Michigan.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth.
Includes excerpts from contemporary Michigan newspapers describing upcoming or recent appearances of Sojourner Truth whose last days were spent in Battle Creek.
A Twentieth Century History of Cass County, Michigan
p. 287-296. The Calvin Negro Colony.
Ambitions That Could Not Be Fenced In
Gives brief biographies of many black Detroiters.
To Master - a Long Goodnight, the Story of Uncle Tom, a Historical Narrative.
In narrating the life of Josiah Henson, introduces the reader to the historical connections between Michigan and the Windsor-Chatham area.
The Negro in Sports.
Narrates exploits of Eugene Beatty, Booker Brooks, De Hart Hubbard, Benjamin Goode, Harry C. Graves, Joe Louis, Percy Stanley Simmons, Gideon Smith, Eddie Tolan, Allen Wesley, Willis Ward, William Watson, and Sports writer Russ Cowan.