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pg. 194-197. White Robes on Woodward Avenue. Describes Klan influences in mid-1920s, particularly in containing Negro housing by stimulating organization of neighborhood improvement associations.

Compares Negro and white tuberculosis incidence and death rates in Detroit.

Makes occasional references to the auto industry, Detroit, Ford and the UAW.

Describes "problems of rebuilding a city after a riot when assistance from federal and state governments is minimal."

Urges Detroit area citizens to achieve "a return of sanity to this city and its surrounding community."

Reports on the state of the city during the aftermath of the Riot, and the impending teacher and automobile industry strikes

Outlines "the reaction in Detroit following the murder of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis on April 4." Includes chronology of events April 4-15, 1968

Contains Mayor's account of Riots; chronology of events from 3:30 a.m., July 23, 1967 to 8:55 a.m., August 15; statistical data on arrestees; summary of federal programs; demographic statistics; description of New Detroit Committee; and…

Volume 5: Cases from the Courts of States North of the Ohio and West of Mississippi Rivers, Canada and Jamaica. pg. 80-88: Michigan. Quotes descriptions of cases from court reports.

Has many references to Negroes including location of black churches, description of Underground Railroad, and of Faulkner and Blackburn riots.