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Labor's Giant Step, 20 Years of the CIO
Contains occasional reference to Negroes' role in the development of CIO and its affiliates, particularly the UAW.
Marching Blacks, an Interpretive History of the Rise of the Black Common Man
Cites work of Snow Grigsby and the Detroit Civic Rights Committee (p. 108-109); gives personalized view of 1943 Race Riot (p. 166-168)
Negro Attitudes towards Pictures for Junior High School Social Studies Textbooks.
Finds sex, occupation, and community participation make significant differences in reactions to conservative versus militant leaders by parent-teacher organizations of elementary and junior high schools in metropolitan Detroit.
A Pilot Study of Negro In-Migrants Who Have Lived in Detroit within the Last Ten Years: Their Health Needs, Use and Knowledge of Health Resources.
This second of three studies (Howcott-Ponder-Wassenaar) of residents of Hastings-Dequindre-Canfield-Watkins area concentrates on health needs.
Voting Behavior: a Case Study
Nationality and Race. Analyzes voting statistics in Ann Arbor from 1924 to 1932 by sex, age, race.
A Study of Ten Inter-Cultural Areas in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Made under the Supervision of the Community Organization Committee.
Reports information secured through interviews on employment and housing conditions in parts of city having largest Negro populations. Finds conditions vastly improved over 1940, but much yet to be achieved.
The Negro in Grand Rapids, 1840-1956
Lists many individuals, as ministers, homeowners, firsts in various employment cateogries; describes several interracial episodes, evidently using newspapers as sources.
The Long Road, a History of the Coloured Canadian in Windsor, 1867-1967
Records achievements of Afro-Americans in Windsor, many of whom or whose ancestors have Detroit connections.
The Man Who Has an Answer Claude Williams
Describes hate groups in Detroit making for conflict.