Analyzes "variations in attitudes and behavior [of random sample of Detroit Negro clergy] against the background of the current civil rights movement, [and evaluates] the Negro clergy's impact on the political life" of Detroit
Members of the Planning Committee, composed of William Lambert, William C. Monroe, Henry Jackson, F. Delaney and O.P. Hoyt, are among those attending the convention.
Finds black member of labor force in early 1935, moved propotionately less frequently than whites, with more very short (intra-county) or very long (interstate) moves.
Gives brief history of Afro-Americans in Monroe County: church development, first families, present black-owned busienss, civic improvement groups, and fraternal organizations.
Contrasts state white and non-white rates; discusses Michigan's unfavorable position in state rankings and the number on Michigan killer of non-whites--tuberculosis.