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Geography in the Politics of Flint
Traces shift of Flint's Negroes from Republican Party in 1932 to Democratic ranks by 1950.
Ghetto Revolts and City Politics, p.389-407 of Masotti, Louis H. and Bowen, Don Riots and Rebellion, Civil Violence in the Urban Community
Quotes Frank Ditto on influence of riots on politics in Detroit and other cities.
Integration North and South, Progress Memorandum. Foreward by Morris L. Ernest.
Documents some two dozen instances of integration in Michigan cities from May 1954 to May 1956, in fields of education, employment, housing, organizations, public accommodations, religion, politics.
Negro Community Leadership in a Northern City
Studies Negro leadership in "Lakeland" (Pontiac?) Michigan, comparing conservative, moderate, and militant styles and emphasizing housing, education, politics, employment, and police and community relations as the most crucial problem areas.
Negro Congressman
Author is only Michigan Congressman described
Negro Politics: the Search for Leadership
Includes a short synopsis of Negro influence in Detroit political life.
Negro Voters Jolt Detroit
Assesses significance of 1965 city elections.
Negroes in Detroit, 1890-1900.
Chapter titles include "Political Activities," "Racial Discrimination," and "Employment and Social Class."
Political Affiliation in Metropolitan Detroit, by Samuel J. Eldersveld, with the assistance of Ronald Freeman [and others]
Cultural and Social Backgrounds in Relation to Party Affiliation: [Negroes] Describes Detroit Negroes as overwhelmingly and consistently Democratic, with high participation of registered voters.