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Letter, signed by Executive Secretary, bemoans weak stand of public agencies, and newspapers, on eliminating discrimination in public housing.

Letter is signed by President Edward M. Turner.

Notes pluses and minuses in race relations in Detroit

p. 195-233. Freedom of Residence: the People vs. Ossian H. Sweet et. al. in the Recorder's Court of Detroit--the Negro Segregation Problem. A defense attorney in the Sweet case describes it in great detail.

Based on 1957 data.

Summarizes "the public debate between civil rights organizations and the police factor which make the problem complex [and] some of the positive steps that have been proposed."

Uses Detroit examples in describing problems of urban law enforcement.

Tells why Lansing Board of Education decided to undertake busing to achieve racial balance in high schools.

Summarizes Faulkner and Blackburn Riots; describes Underground Railroad.