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Motor City Molders
Catholic Interracial Council of Detroit holds Communion Breakfast, Forum; sets up speakers' bureau and workshops.
Mott Program Summaries
Describes "Better Tomorrow for the Urban Child" Program (BTU) aimed at helping "inner-city children become more effective citizens."
Movement of Negro Population within the City of Detroit by Census Tracts 1930-38
Maps show changes during period.
Mr. Justice Murphy, a Political Biography
p. 26-28 [The Sweet Case]
Municipal Incorporation for Royal Oak Township, a Report to the Royal Oak Township Board Pursuant to Urban Renewal Requirements
Gives historical and current data on this "Negro Community."
Murder, Riot and Statistical Studies
A Study of One Hundred Offenders Who Were Apprehended during the Distrubance of June 20th and 21st, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan. Precedes narrative description of arrestees (ninety-five black, five white) with discussion of factors causing tension.…
NAACP Threatens Action unless Jackson Improves
Police harassment of young Black Berets following murder of newspaper publisher Charles Cade is among NAACP charges.
Names of Colored Persons Listed in the 1868 Directory [of Saginaw, Michigan. Saginaw, no date]
Two alphabets, one for the east, the other the west side, lists 57 persons, 19 of whom are "hotel employees," 15 barbers, with place of residence.
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.
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself
(Excerpts are included also as p. 237-238 of Aptheker, Herbert, ed. A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States. New York, Citadel, 1951; and as p. 51-71 of Osofsky, Gilbert, ed. Puttin' on Ole Massa. New York, Harper, 1969) Bibb…