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An Invitation from Detroit Councils.
Outlines organization of NAACP Youth Councils in Detroit and urges attendance at National Conference in Detroit June 29-July 4.
NAACP Threatens Action unless Jackson Improves
Police harassment of young Black Berets following murder of newspaper publisher Charles Cade is among NAACP charges.
Observations on Nineteen Points of the NAACP
Examined at office of issuing agency.
When Negroes March, the March on Washington Movement in the Organizational Politics for FEPC
Discusses implications of two conferences, Detroit Policy Conference of March on Washington Movement, September 26-27, 1942, and NAACP Emergency War Conference, June 3-6, 1943, and of Detroit Riot for leadership struggles in the Negro community.
The South Comes North in Detroit's Own Scottsboro Case
This address, made in Detroit, attacks such evidences of racism as Detroit Police Department's "Frame-up" of James Victory, actions of Board of Education, Ford Motor Company, American Federation of Labor and Urban League and NAACP.
Statement for Housing Hearing, WWJ Auditorium, February 14, 1946
President of Detroit NAACP condemns housing authorities' policies, cites statistics of unsatisfied need for Negro housing.
Fight for Freedom: the Story of the NAACP.
Tells of Sweet case and the 1943 Riots; refers to Detroit as "the top fund raising branch of the NAACP."
Along This Way, the Autobiography of James Weldon Johnson
Gives personal reactions to Tolan's victories; describes Sweet case from NAACP headquarters viewpoint.
Annual Report, 1911-date.
Contains much detail on the Detroit branch: internal activities (1914, p.8 and 1957, p.29); national conferences held in Detroit (1921, p. 69 and 1936, p. 27); receipt of Thalheimer award (1948, p. 17); and lauding of Dr. Alf Thomas, promoter of $100…
