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Along This Way, the Autobiography of James Weldon Johnson
Gives personal reactions to Tolan's victories; describes Sweet case from NAACP headquarters viewpoint.
To Stem This Tide, a Survey of Racial Tension Areas in the United States
Presents "factual data covering a wide range of tension areas," among them employment of Negro women (pg. 11) and upgrading of black workers in war plants (pg. 13-14), Sojourner Truth Housing Project (pg. 50-59), and Detroit police brutality (pg.…
The Negro College Graduate
Contains many tables and charts, i.e. geographical location, income, occupational distribution, of Negro college graduates 1826-1936 There are infrequent tabulations by state.
En Route to Maturity, a Study of Youth and Youth Agencies in the Detroit Metropolitan Area
Negro Youth. Presents data, secured from youth agencies, as to numbers, place of residence, living conditions, delinquency, employment, ratings on intelligence and aptitude tests, education, organizational affiliation, recreational interests and…
The Racial Policies of the Detroit Housing Commission and Their Administration
Examines "how and why [the Commission's] present racial policies developed," and the Commission role in the Sojourner Truth Riot.
Letter to Federal Works Agency Administrator re Sojourner Truth Defense Housing Project
Protests instructions to Detroit Housing Commission to accept applications from whites
The Relationship between Two Aspects of Socio-Economic Disadvantage and the School Success of 8th Grade Negro Students in a Detroit Junior High School.
Recommends educational changes to offset effects of father-absence and public welfare support.
A Study of the Common Characteristics of Unmarried Mothers Receiving Aid to Dependent Children: a Study of Seventy-Five Active Cases Carried by the Wayne County Bureau of Social Aid of Detroit as of June 1946
Studies "social histories of group of unmarried mothers [87% black] as to their common characteristics, their differences, the problems presented by them other than financial, and the services rendered by agency to the mother and child."
