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Detroit: Seen Through an Unfiltered Lens
Describes exhibits of photographs by Ed Bailey
Slaves in Old Detroit
1782 Census of Detroit shows 179 slaves being held by Detroit families.
Progress of a Race; or the Remarkable Advancement of the American Negro, from the Bondage of Slavery, Ignorance, and Poverty to the Freedom of Citizenship, Intelligence, Affluence, Honor and Trust
p.346-347. Carrothers, James Davis. Carrothers was a Baptist minister and writer, born in Calvin, Michigan.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth.
Includes excerpts from contemporary Michigan newspapers describing upcoming or recent appearances of Sojourner Truth whose last days were spent in Battle Creek.
Inner City Peoples Are Like Everybody Else on the Job
Quotes employees of referees from Board of Commerce's 12th Street office
A Visit to Your B and C Office on 12th Street
Describes "job referral office for the chronically unemployed," in inner city
The Booker T. Washington Trade Association (a Socio-Economo-Historic Study)
Gives history and philosophy of the Association and the Housewives' League both founded in 1930. Includes "Declaration of Principles" for each organization and description of leading Negro businesses as of 1939
Colored Catholics in the United States, an Investigation of Catholic Activity in Behalf of the Negroes in the United States and a Survey of the Present Condition of the Colored Missions
Gives brief information on black Catholics in Detroit and Michigan; number of members, missions, schools, as of 1928 and 1940.
