The Negro Population of Grand Rapids, Michigan: 1940; A Social Study Conducted for the Interracial Committee of the Council of Social Agencies

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Dublin Core

Title

The Negro Population of Grand Rapids, Michigan: 1940; A Social Study Conducted for the Interracial Committee of the Council of Social Agencies

Subject

Grand Rapids (Michigan)
Social conditions

Description

Analyzes "ecomomic setting, employment, relief and emergency work, housing, health, hosptials, insurance, crime and juvenille delinquency, education, Negro business and professional pursuits, churches and social agencies," by means of interviews with Negro families and agencies or departments involved. Makes frequent comparisons with similar League study of 1928, and sees overal improvement since then.

Creator

National Urban League, Research Department

Source

Grand Rapids Public Library

Publisher

New York, Interracial Committee of the Council of Social Agencies

Date

1940

Relation

Catalog Entry (Grand Rapids Public Library): http://catalog.grpl.org/eg/opac/record/4502704

Type

Study

Identifier

860

Coverage

161 pages

Citation

National Urban League, Research Department, “The Negro Population of Grand Rapids, Michigan: 1940; A Social Study Conducted for the Interracial Committee of the Council of Social Agencies,” Michigan Black History Bibliography, accessed December 28, 2024, http://mbhb.reuther.wayne.edu/items/show/951.