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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 Century of Negro Migration
Describes settlements in Cass County, the first Detroit families, and Michigan's importance in the Underground Railroad.
The Underground Railroad, a Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, [etc.] Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, as Related by Themselves and Others
Detroit and Michigan figure infrequently in this unindexed work.
The "Underground Railroad" in Michigan
This bound, unpublished volume available at the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, contains excerpts from printed materials, replies to queries of persons still living concerning their memories of the Railroad, and other miscellany.
The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom
Contains maps, and description of underground lines in Michigan.
Landmarks of Detroit, a History of the City
Summarizes Faulkner and Blackburn Riots; describes Underground Railroad.
History of Cass County Michigan with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches.
pg. 109-115: The Underground Railroad and the Kentucky Raid.
pg. 386-387: Colored Settlement.
pg. 386-387: Colored Settlement.
A Woman's Life Work, including Thirty Years' Service on the Underground Railroad and in the War
Autobiography relates Mrs. Haviland's life in "educational and missionary effort among Canadian Negroes near Detroit River in early fifties."
The Beacon Tree
Relate's author's childhood memory of the Underground Railroad Spring Hill stop in Shelby Township, Macomb County
Michigan, a Centennial History of the State and Its People. V.1 and V.2
v.1 Underground Railroad in Michigan.
V.2 Population Elements: [the Negro]
V.2 Population Elements: [the Negro]