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Report to the City Commission of Grand Rapids by the city's Study Committee on Human Relations

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Grand Rapids (Mich.). Study Committee on Human Relations

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  1. African Americans
  2. Grand Rapids
  3. Grand Rapids (Mich.)
  4. Michigan
  5. Race Relations

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