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Your House on Alger Street...the Gordy Case
Describes Gordy case and its background, and similar episodes of the past.
Civil Liberty in American Cities, a Survey Based on 332 American Cities of Over 10,000 Population
Ratings, based on condition of civil rights, labor unions, treatment of Negroes by police, etc. range from "very good" for Pontiac, to "poor" for Detroit, and "bad" for Grand Rapids.
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..
Attention Citizens, the President of the United States Has Called upon the Military Forces of the United States to Aid in Suppression of Civil Insurrection and All Good Citizens to Aid in Preserving the Public Peace
Broadside distributed during 1943 Riot.
Constitution and By-Laws
Council, formerly called Negro Leadership Conference, is chaired by Dr. W. W. Plummer. Constitution was examined at Grand Rapids Human Relations Commission.
The American Revolution, Pages from a Negro Worker's Notebook
Detroit auto-worker attacks unions and business-dominated society.
Equal Employment Opportunity Seminar
Contains papers by local representatives on their companies' "policies, practices, techniques, and experiences in eliminating discrimination in employment."
A Report to the People of Detroit on Housing in the City of Detroit, part 1.
Presents statistical analysis of present housing situation, considers areas of low and moderate income housing and code enforcement
Report on Legal Procedures
Describes methods of enforcing Michigan Civil Rights Law
Report of Meeting Called Sept 1, 1948 - Regarding Harrison Street Incident
Director's report of move-in which involved the Jenkins family, various civil rights groups and the "left wing group from the Progressive Party," analyzes forces at work in most such situations, and makes recommendations.