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The Colored People of Detroit-the President's Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation and its reception in Detroit.
The Color Line in the North
In this survey of small and large Northern cities, Lansing is the only Michigan city commented on.
The Color Line in Church
Describes resignation of pastor and religious education director of Bethel Evangelical Church, Detroit, after denial of membership to two Negroes.
The Civil Rights Commission: 1957-1965
Summary of 1960 hearings in Detroit (p.125-127) contains some reference to police-community relations.
The Civil and Political Status of the Negro in Michigan and the Northwest before 1870.
Account begins with year 1773.
The City of Detroit and the Emancipation Proclamation [Prepared for Wayne State University Emancipation Centennial Announcement Luncheon, September 21, 1962]
(Appears also under title, Michigan and the Emancipation Proclamations in Michigan in Books 5:127-136. Winter 1963) (Reprinted as p. 72-94 of Rose, Arnold M. ed. Assuring Freedom to the Free, a Century of Emancipation in the U.S.A. Detroit, Wayne…
The City Is the Black Man's Land
Surveys black strength in urban areas; describes founding of Organization for Black Power in Detroit.
The Chronological History of the Negro in America
Includes many events of significance for Detroit and Michigan.
The Chronicle Salutes Detroit in Its 250th Anniversary Birthday
Partial Contents: WIlliam Ferguson Blazed path to Legislature after Proving Phenomenal Vote-Getting Power (pg. 2+); History of Negroes in City Post Office Dates from 1871 (pg. 5+); D. Augustus Straker, first Negro elected Court Commissioner (pg. 6);…