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An Oration Delivered at a Celebration in Detroit, of the Abolition of Slavery in the West Indies, Held by Colored Americans, August 1st, 1839
Oration makes no reference to Detroit.
Big City Politics
Describes Detroit city government and influence of various interest groups. Book chapter in Detroit: Balancing Act
The Problem of Racial Segregation in a Group-Work Agency; A Study of Negro-White Relationships in a Group-Work Agency, Showing Attitudes and Reactions of Six White and Six Negro Boys and Girls (7-12 Years of Age) as to Whether They Get Along Better in a Mixed or Segregated Group.
Agency is Lutheran Settlement House in Detroit.
Michigan in Four Centuries
Contains only brief references to Negroes except for 1943 Riot which is described in some detail.
The Most Unusual Candidate in Town: A Black New-Left Republican
Eugene Beauregard, 13th district candidate for Congress.
The Color Line in the North
In this survey of small and large Northern cities, Lansing is the only Michigan city commented on.
Negro-White Adjustment
p. 120-124. The Sweet Segregation and Murder Case. p. 132-136. Discrimination at Student-Faculty Conference, Detroit, Michigan [December 27-31, 1930]
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.
The Automobile Unions and Negro Labor.
Surveys Negro participation in UAW local unions and the International.
Negro Labor in the Automobile Industry
Explores black worker's relation to management, to white labor, and to the union.