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Michigan--The Land of Many Waters.
Describes growing restrictions, especially in housing and employment, facing Negroes in Detroit since World War I. Reprinted in Detroit Tribune, August 19, 1939, pg. 10
Auto Worker' Union against Jim Crow.
Homer Martin's letter stating his union "will not tolerate segregation and will fight for the rights of Negro workers in every way," is quoted.
Detroit's Year without News.
Describes effects of newspaper void on race relations in Detroit following July 1967.
Negro Teacher Placement Problems in Detroit.
Discusses charges of racial assignments of Detroit teachers made by Detroit Commission on Community Relations.
Lansing Busing Meets Roadblock.
Tells why Lansing Board of Education decided to undertake busing to achieve racial balance in high schools.
The Judge in the Sweet Trial.
Reminisces on life of Judge Murphy, emphasizing the Sweet trial.
Articles on the Relationship of Law to the Problems Raised by the Civil Disorders. Summer of 1967.
Partial Contents: Smith, John W. and Smith, Lois H. First Amendment Freedoms and the Politics of Mass Participation; Komisaruk, Richard and Pearson, Carol E. Children of the Detroit Riots; Handley, Jame R. The Dynamics of Recent Ghetto Riots; Corsi,…
America's 100 Richest Negroes; Many Solid Gold Millionaires Are among Top Moneymakers in Business, Professions.
Includes Thomas, Burton and Bell families of Detroit and McNeills of Pontiac.