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Big City Politics
Describes Detroit city government and influence of various interest groups. Book chapter in Detroit: Balancing Act
Negroes in Public Affairs and Government
Includes biographies of Charles C. Diggs, Jr., John Conyers, Ralph Bunche, Wade McCree, Charles Mahoney, Edward C. Sylvester, Jr. and others.
Petition of Olney Hawkins and 300 Others, Citizens of Ann Arbor, in the County of Washtenaw, Praying That the Constitution May Be Altered so as to Admit Colored Men to the Privileges of the Elective Franchise
Gives names of the 301 Ann Arbor citizens.
A Biography of Benjamin B. Pelham; a Study in Informal Organization.
Emphasizes government career of Pelham.
Race and Representation in Detroit and the Six County Metropolitan Region: Regional Governing Bodies Methods of Selection.
Study of selection of Detroit Common Council and Detroit Board of Education confirms charge that "changed electoral structure in local government in Southeast Michigan would give minority groups fairer representation."
Statement of Clarence Anderson, Executive Secretary on September 6, 1944, before the Sub-Committee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Education and Labor, in Support of S.2048.
Gives some figures on minority employment in Detroit, and cites examples of discriminatory employment practices.
Does Your Representative and Senator Know Your Viewpoint?
Leaflet lists council membership and urges FEPC legislation.
A Statement from the Michigan Council for Fair Employment Legislation.
Analyzes how a state fair employment practices comission would work in Michigan, and lists initial sponsors of the bill.
Submission to the Labor Committee of the State Senate.
Describes how the proposed bill would work and includes list of nearly two hundred Council sponsors.