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The Judge in the Sweet Trial.
Reminisces on life of Judge Murphy, emphasizing the Sweet trial.
Lansing Busing Meets Roadblock.
Tells why Lansing Board of Education decided to undertake busing to achieve racial balance in high schools.
Negro Teacher Placement Problems in Detroit.
Discusses charges of racial assignments of Detroit teachers made by Detroit Commission on Community Relations.
Detroit's Year without News.
Describes effects of newspaper void on race relations in Detroit following July 1967.
Auto Worker' Union against Jim Crow.
Homer Martin's letter stating his union "will not tolerate segregation and will fight for the rights of Negro workers in every way," is quoted.
Michigan--The Land of Many Waters.
Describes growing restrictions, especially in housing and employment, facing Negroes in Detroit since World War I. Reprinted in Detroit Tribune, August 19, 1939, pg. 10
Some Things Branches Have Done in 1931.
Outlines work of Saginaw Branch on Ballard extradition case; and of Idlewood Branch correcting mistreatment of high school students.
The Automobile Unions and Negro Labor.
Surveys Negro participation in UAW local unions and the International.
The Negro Automobile Worker.
Gives history of employment of Negro men and women in auto plants; commends union leadership and praises Briggs' program for upgrading Negroes as a model for easing current tensions.