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1843 [Convention Call] p. 233-234 of Aptheker, Herbert, ed. A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States
Gives text of the call drafted by a committee headed by William Lambert.
A Century of Negro Life and Culture in Detroit
Exhibit at the Historical Museum was gathered together with the help of the Heirloom Society, Booker T. Washington Trade Association and other groups and individuals.
A Century of Negro Migration
Describes settlements in Cass County, the first Detroit families, and Michigan's importance in the Underground Railroad.
A Negro Emigration Convention, 1854. p. 363-366 of A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States
Gives text of the platform of a convention meeting in Cleveland, August 24-26, 1854, favoring voluntary emigration and colonization. President of the 102-member convention was William C. Monroe of Michigan.
A Negro Eye-Witness Describes Anti-Negro Violence in Detroit, p. 176-177 of Cain, Alfred E., ed. The Winding Road to Freedom; a Documentary Survey of Negro Experiences in America
(Appears also, as p. 501-502 of Aptheker, Herbert. A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States. New York, Citadel, 1951) Gives text of "Thrilling Narrative from the Lips of the Sufferers of the Late Detroit Riot, March 6, 1863."
A Study of Some Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Groups in Detroit: 1880-1920.
Describes number, and location at various time periods.
Detroit - The Negroes, pg. 91-95
Detroit - The Negroes, pg. 91-95
A Twentieth Century History of Cass County, Michigan
p. 287-296. The Calvin Negro Colony.
About Our Golden Years, 1916-1966
Traces 50 years' history of the League.
Address to the Congress of the United States, p. 766-768 of Aptheker, Herbert, ed. A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States
(Appeared also as Senate Document no. 64, 54th Congress, 1st session) Gives text of militant demand to Congress for equal rights, formulated at founding convention in Detroit, January 1896.