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Sand against Wind: the Memoirs of John C. Dancy
The Detroit Urban League director tells of his 42-year service.
A Quaker Pioneer: Laura Haviland, Superintendent of the Underground
Biography of the founder of the Raisin Institute near Adrian and "Superintendent" of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, describes many slave escapes.
Attorney for the Damned
pg. 229-263. You Can't Live There! The Sweet Case, Detroit, 1926.
The Story of My Life
pg. 301-311. The Negro in the North. Describes the Sweet Case.
History of Freemasonry among Negroes in America
Cites action of 1873 and 1899 when colored Masons petitioned the Grand Lodge of Michigan for recognition and affiliation.
Self-Determination: an Exploratory Study of the Characteristics of Participants and Non-Participants in the West Central Organization
Finds WCO has a leadership coalition of residents and non-residents and "real potential for developing effective self-help effort."
Challenge to Change in the Urban Church
Discusses role of church in the Inner City.
An Exploratory Study in Depth of Eleven Male Negro College Students from Economically Deprived Urban Families, a Milieu Demonstrated as Sociologically Unfavorable for Educational Mobility, in an Attempt to Identify Specific Factors That Could Have Motivated or Enabled These Individuals to Obtain Some College Education
The eleven were Wayne State University students in 1964.