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Includes many references to role of Negroes in history and present condition of the state and its cities.

Traces 50 years' history of the League.

One untitled chapter (pg. 117-125) describes Detroit opposition to slavery, Blackburn episode, Underground Railroad, and Faulkner Riot.

Negro History Week has been celebrated since 1926 by the Association, since 1946 by the Committee.

Gives brief information (name, address, list of officers, occasionally pictures of headquarters) on churches, greek letter, fraternal, secret, and women's organization. Lists Negro owned businesses.

Lists grave of Sojourner Truth in Battle Creek; Underground Railroad marker near Cassopolis; Douglas-Brown marker in Detroit; and Crosswhite boulder in Marshall. 3rd ed.

Miscellaneous materials, chiefly clipping from Wyandotte News Herald, and some typed sheets with source marked "Hearsay" cover events in down-river communities from about 1910 to 1955.

Gives date by state, as determined by questionnaires, on distribution of physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and lawyers.

Describes settlements in Cass County, the first Detroit families, and Michigan's importance in the Underground Railroad.

pg. 179-182: Freedom Road
pg. 340-355: We Shall Overcome