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Compares "labor market experiences and consequent social-political adjustment of Negroes and whites, unemployed as result of Packard Motor Car Company close-down of June 1956."

Gives history of employment of Negro men and women in auto plants; commends union leadership and praises Briggs' program for upgrading Negroes as a model for easing current tensions.

Defends General Motors Strike and states number of Negro auto workers striking is 13,000.

Analyzes Old Age and Survivor Insurance data of year 1947 to determine labor mobility in Ohio and Michigan by sex and race.

Lists reasons for formation of Negro American Labor Council, and pressures within UAW for Negro membership on UAW Executive Board.

Assesses strengths, motivations for membership and leadership in block clubs and school-oriented clubs in the areas of Detroit served by Franklin and Sophie Wright Settlement houses.

The Negro Worker. Traces Negro's employment experience in the auto plants.

Gives occasional illustrations from Detroit of such items as impact of unemployment, and work and living habits of Negro labor.

Assesses Negro labor market progress, 1950-1960, and predicts future trends.