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The Prestige of the Public Service in a Metropolitan Community.
One of findings of this Detroit area study, is that Negroes place higher prestige on public employment than do whites.
The Population Revolution in Detroit.
Presents and assesses figures, some estimated, for period 1940-1970, on population by age, color, and sex.
The Population of Michigan, 1840 to 1960, an Analysis of Growth, Distribution and Composition
Presents figures as to population distribution by race for regions in the state and for type of area.
The Poor People's Campaign
Describes campaign objectives and Detroit contacts.
The Poor Black People
This tribute to Martin Luther King makes many references to Detroit Riot of 1967.
The Politics of Michigan, 1865-1878
Discusses such topics as Negro sufferage in Michigan and enactment of 15th amendment to U.S. Constitution, and number of Negroes voting in 1870 election.
The Political Status of the Negro.
Describes Negro's shift of allegiance from Republican to Democratic Party, influence of church, and of the Ford Motor Company on Negro politics, and gerrymandering of wards with large Negro concentration.
The Police, Law Enforcement and the Detroit Community, Report to the People of Detroit
Urges knowledge of facts, examination of community attitudes, concern over issue of police brutality, and upgrading and professionalization of Police Department
The Police on the Urban Frontier, a Guide to Community Understanding.
Detroit's former Police Commissioner uses many Detroit examples in his guide.