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Aunt Sally; or, The Cross, The Way of Freedom, a Narrative of the Slave-Life and Purchase of the Mother of Rev. Isaac Williams, of Detroit, Michigan
Last chapter tells of Aunt Sally reaching Detroit.
Negro Labor in the Automobile Industry
Explores black worker's relation to management, to white labor, and to the union.
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]
Michigan in Four Centuries
Contains only brief references to Negroes except for 1943 Riot which is described in some detail.
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.
Big City Politics
Describes Detroit city government and influence of various interest groups. Book chapter in Detroit: Balancing Act
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.
A Source of Social Protest: the Predicament of the Status Inconsistent Negro
Study of one hundred and fifty Negro males in Lansing shows status achievement in occupation, income and especially in education, leads to participation in collective action to reduce discrimination.
Short Negro History of Flint
Mentions many individuals, as oldest Flint families, ministers, first members of organized labor, barbers, club women, and their groupings.
Training Brings Opportunities. A Special Reprint Based on Material Featured in Five Consecutive Editions of the Bronze Reporter, a Flint Weekly Newspaper, in March, 1963
Brief biographies of persons holding "positions of responsibility in Flint industry."