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Home Interview of Low Income Households in Detroit, Michigan.
"Identifies the charactersitics, problems and needs of a representative sample of 2,081 households living in blighted and substandard housing." Of persons studied, 70.5% were black.
History of William Webb
Contains brief passage on life in Michigan by a man born a slave in Georgia.
History of the Woman's Missionary Society in the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Comprising Its Founders, Organizations, Pathfinders, Subsequent Developments and Present Status.
Chapters on Detroit and Hamtramck cite work of Mesdames Pinkie Taylor, Dollie Gladden, Mary Shields and Emma Cheeseboro.
History of the Negro in Michigan
Traces history to 1870, with many citations to pertinent manuscripts.
History of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World.
Lists three past Grand Exalted Rulers from Detroit (Arthur J. Riggs, Dr. J.W. Ames and Wallace Williams) and shows locations and names of all Michigan lodges.
History of the Afro-American Group of the Episcopal Church
Chapter 11. St. Matthew's Church, Detroit, Michigan, p. 117-120
History of Negro Employment in Detroit Area Plants of Ford Motor Company, 1914-1941.
Discusses relationship of Henry Ford to Negro ministers; Negro politics in the area; job selling at Ford.
History of Michigan, v.1.
Chapter 21. Political Events Leading to the Formation of the Republican Party. p.394-410. Narrates events from 1849 to Civil War, including Crosswhite episode.
History of Freemasonry among Negroes in America
Cites action of 1873 and 1899 when colored Masons petitioned the Grand Lodge of Michigan for recognition and affiliation.