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Recounts Seymour's experiences as a public relations consultant on the black market to white businessmen.

Finds Negroes "have become the most solid Democratic voting block in Detroit."
p. 58-67. Racial and Ethnic Vote Pattern.

Relation of race to unemployment is analyzed in this study of the 1957 and 1958 work experiences of five hundred former Packard employees.
Printed for the Use of the Special Committee on Unemployment Problems, 86th Congress, 1st session

"Study of the efforts of five Detroit group work agencies [in period 1940-1950] to improve their interracial practices and of the community factors which impeded or accelerated these efforts."

Describes the Riot, its background and its aftermath. Appendix contains texts of documents issued during Riot at various governmental levels.

Reports "the methodology employed in the survey of Detroit speech carried out in 1966-67 by the staff of the Detroit Dialect Study."

Study contrasts "speech patterns of various socioeconomic groups," correlates speech with social stratification toward goal of better teaching of standard English.

Project no. 6-1347. ERIC Document ED022187.

Contains maps, and description of underground lines in Michigan.

This bound, unpublished volume available at the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, contains excerpts from printed materials, replies to queries of persons still living concerning their memories of the Railroad, and other miscellany.

Finds children retain certain taught skills, as object classification, for at least a year.