Evaluates the program of the Association, created in 1919 as recreational facility for Negro servicemen stationed at Camp Custer. Recommends enlargement of function beyond recreation, and services to all races in area.
Papers from the History Seminar v.18, Kalamazoo College. Describes some slave escapes, and underground railroad activities, citing Kalamazoo Gazette as chief information source.
Concludes on basis of 1962 interview study of male children of unemployed Negro couples that the "boys do not perceive an open opportunity structure; they feel powerless in the environment, but not necessarily normless."
Analyzes ninety-six cases to determine referral source, nature of problem, services given by the Bureau, length of services, and reasons for closing the case.
Describes a typical Southern scene for labor recruitment to auto plants, types of jobs available, wages paid, and living conditions of Detroit's new in-migrants.