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A Twentieth Century History of Cass County, Michigan
p. 287-296. The Calvin Negro Colony.
The Detroit Riots
Considers various interpretations of the meaning of the Riots.
The Negro Voter in Northern Industrial Cities
Compares Negro political participation and political preferences in 8 large cities, including Detroit, in 1948, 1952, and 1956.
Black Cats, White Cats, Wildcats
Traces of power growing for black workers in auto industry and in unions.
Six Urban School Districts; a Comparative study of Institutional Response: Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis.
(Special Studies in U.S. Economic and Social Development) Compares those characterstics of six large school systems which relate to financing, administration, innovation. For Detroit, emphasizes degree of openness, as "measured by nature of power and…
After the Riot: Force Won't Solve Anything
Denies that Riot could have been stopped if police had employed force
Colored Catholics in the United States, an Investigation of Catholic Activity in Behalf of the Negroes in the United States and a Survey of the Present Condition of the Colored Missions
Gives brief information on black Catholics in Detroit and Michigan; number of members, missions, schools, as of 1928 and 1940.
The Booker T. Washington Trade Association (a Socio-Economo-Historic Study)
Gives history and philosophy of the Association and the Housewives' League both founded in 1930. Includes "Declaration of Principles" for each organization and description of leading Negro businesses as of 1939