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Aunt Sally; or, The Cross, The Way of Freedom, a Narrative of the Slave-Life and Purchase of the Mother of Rev. Isaac Williams, of Detroit, Michigan
Last chapter tells of Aunt Sally reaching Detroit.
An Oration Delivered at a Celebration in Detroit, of the Abolition of Slavery in the West Indies, Held by Colored Americans, August 1st, 1839
Oration makes no reference to Detroit.
City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922
Volume 1 of this unindexed work describes sale of slaves (p. 196); legislation on slavery (p. 227-228); colored schools (p. 743). Includes chapter on slavery and the underground railroad (p. 475-484).
The City of Detroit and the Emancipation Proclamation [Prepared for Wayne State University Emancipation Centennial Announcement Luncheon, September 21, 1962]
(Appears also under title, Michigan and the Emancipation Proclamations in Michigan in Books 5:127-136. Winter 1963) (Reprinted as p. 72-94 of Rose, Arnold M. ed. Assuring Freedom to the Free, a Century of Emancipation in the U.S.A. Detroit, Wayne…
Judicial Cases concerning American Slavery and the Negro
Volume 5: Cases from the Courts of States North of the Ohio and West of Mississippi Rivers, Canada and Jamaica. pg. 80-88: Michigan. Quotes descriptions of cases from court reports.
Reminiscences
p. 366-373. The Michigan Raid. Describes the episode usually referred to as "Kentucky Raid."
Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan
One untitled chapter (pg. 117-125) describes Detroit opposition to slavery, Blackburn episode, Underground Railroad, and Faulkner Riot.
A Quaker Pioneer: Laura Haviland, Superintendent of the Underground
Biography of the founder of the Raisin Institute near Adrian and "Superintendent" of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, describes many slave escapes.
History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan, a Chronological Cyclopedia of the Past and Present. 3rd ed. Rev. and enl.
p. 344-348. Slavery and the Colored Race. P.750-751. Colored Schools.
Slavery in Early Detroit
Covers period beginning with 1688; bibliography cites relevant manuscripts and published material at Burton Historical Collection.