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Contents: This is City of Promise to Negro, pg. 1+; Big Problem to Negroes Sill Housing, pg. 1+; Races Show How to Live in Harmony, pg. 1+; Economic Progress, pg. 3+; Negro Faces Rough Fight in Business, pg. 3+; Three Groups Aid Negroes, pg. 3+;…

Contents: Jackson Negroes Favor Dignified Equality Drive; Too Many Job Areas Closed, Negroes Say; Moving 'Out" Major Problem to Negroes; Fortunate Negro One Who Adapts Quickly; Chance For Understanding, Good Life by Peaceful Means, Is Negro Wish.

Shows the "general social-economic level of 166 communities" in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties through fourteen indices, as income, value of home, occupational level, disrupted marriages, housing conditions."

Describes migration to Lansing during World War II. Finds migrated Lansing Negro women, on growing affluent, drop their Southern cooking and medical habits.

Concludes from study of Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor mothers, that socialization practices rather than value differences are the significant factors underlying inability of lower class children to conform to middle class standards of behavior.

Wayne County Juvenile Court judge, after studying data on seven hundred children admitted to the Wayne County Youth Home in July, 1967, discusses social causes of riots.

Covers history, housing, employment, health, education, political activites, religion, ect.

Using data of 1925, gives factual information on Negro in Detroit in following areas: population; industry; thrift and business; housing; health; recreation; education; crime; religion; community organization; and welfare.

Lists many individuals, as ministers, homeowners, firsts in various employment cateogries; describes several interracial episodes, evidently using newspapers as sources.