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Negro Baptists in Pictures and History; a Negro Baptist Historical Handbook
Includes Dr. William Troy, pastor of Second Baptist Church in 1857.
History of the Afro-American Group of the Episcopal Church
Chapter 11. St. Matthew's Church, Detroit, Michigan, p. 117-120
The Role of the Negro Church in the Negro Community of Detroit
Presents miscellaneous data, as number of churches by denomination, building ownership status, geographical distribution and migrations status of members, church sponsored activities and narrative materials on store-front and spiritualist churches.
The Urbanization of the Negro Church in Detroit; Second Semester Report to the Earhart Foundation for Community Leadership per Dr. R.D. McKenzie
Examines origins, typical services, ritual, and finances; and gives other data on spiritualist churches, 1934-1935.
The Political Status of the Negro.
Describes Negro's shift of allegiance from Republican to Democratic Party, influence of church, and of the Ford Motor Company on Negro politics, and gerrymandering of wards with large Negro concentration.
Adoptive Recruitment Programs for Negro Childern
Describes program used by Catholic Social Services of Wayne County for finding Negro adoptive homes and parents.
This I Believe
An Episcopal Bishop describes his childhood in Grand Rapids. A one-page biography of Burgess precedes his essay.
The CESSA Story
Tells origin, purposes, progress of this "inter-denominational group of parishes on the Southeast side of Detroit," under direction of the Reverend Bob Baldwin.
The Story of Detroit
Has many references to Negroes including location of black churches, description of Underground Railroad, and of Faulkner and Blackburn riots.
City of Detroit Business and Professional Guide, 5th-6th editions
Publisher Charlotte Perry lists "leading business and professional men, women and institutions [and] functioning clubs, fraternal and religious organizations."