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Walter Arthur Lewis, et al., Plaintiffs, vs, the Detroit Housing Commission. Defendants, Final Judgement and Permanent Injunction
Enjoins defendants from refusing to lease public housing project units because of race
The Victory Pattern in Public Housing, Submitted for the Consideration of the Detroit Housing Commission on Thursday, April 29, 1943
Quotes from reports, letters, newspaper articles to prove that interracial public housing has worked other places and should be practiced in Detroit.
The UAW and Walter Reuther
Makes reference to racial composition of Detroit, housing problems, and relationship of Negro to union. Contains vivid description of 1943 Race Riot.
The Story of My Life
pg. 301-311. The Negro in the North. Describes the Sweet Case.
The Racial Policies of the Detroit Housing Commission and Their Administration
Examines "how and why [the Commission's] present racial policies developed," and the Commission role in the Sojourner Truth Riot.
The Negro Peasant Turns Cityward: Effects of Recent Migrations to Northern Centers
Includes data on employment, housing, crime, education, churches, and so forth, largely from Negro in Detroit, compiled for the Mayor's Inter-Racial Committee, and Haynes Negro Newcomers in Detroit.
The Negro of Grand Rapids
[Paper given before the Class in Religion and Life of All Soul's Church] Summarizes accomplishments despite many obstacles in employment, education, housing.
The Negro in Detroit. Prepared for the Mayor's Interracial Committee by a Special Survey Staff under the General Direction of the Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research, Inc.
Using data of 1925, gives factual information on Negro in Detroit in following areas: population; industry; thrift and business; housing; health; recreation; education; crime; religion; community organization; and welfare.
The National Conference and Reports of the State Advisory Committees, 1959
Summarizes reports from sub-committees on education, employment practices, migratory labor, housing and voting