作者 : Boyd, Herb,,1938-.
出版社 : Amistad an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
出版年 : 2017
ISBN:9780062346629
書名 : Black Detroit :a people's history of self-determination /
紀錄類型 : 書目-語言資料,印刷品: 單行本
正題名[資料類型標示]/作者 : Black Detroit :Herb Boyd.
其他題名 : a people's history of self-determination /
其他題名 : A people's history of self-determination.
作者 : Boyd, Herb,
出版者 : New York :Amistad an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,[2017]
面頁冊數 : xii, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :illustrations ;24 cm.
內容註 : "Award-winning journalist Herb Boyd chronicles the fascinating history of Detroit through the lens of the African American experience. Offering an expansive discussion of this iconic city, Black Detroit ranges in subject from Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac's initial vision of what would become a thriving metropolis to the city's glory days as the center of American commerce; from the waves of fugitives traveling on the Underground Railroad to the advent of the People Mover circling downtown; from the creation of the unparalleled sound of Motown to the emergence of Wayne State University as a hotbed of political thought. Boyd combines deep passion and a stunning eye for detail to seamlessly blend personal experience, exhaustive research, and eyewitness accounts collected from some of the city's wisest griots. Black Detroit looks at the influence African Americans have had on various aspects of the city's history, culture, and politics, including the auto industry--both as the cornerstone of the union movement and the majority population on the factory floor--and it reframes the riots sparked by police brutality and housing discrimination from the perspectiveof the people most impacted by the city's neglectful policies. In the process, the book presents a roll call of the illustrious men and women who have defined and shaped the Motor City, including Malcolm X, Aretha Franklin, Berry Gordy, Fannie Richards, abolitionist William Lambert, and Coleman Young, Detroit's first black mayor. This important book documents how a committed work ethic, a well-developed spirit of resistance, and a deep sense of heritage continue torun strong through Detroit's black community--providing the true engine propelling the city's reemergence as a viable urban center for the twenty-first century."--Jacket.
標題 : Boyd, Herb,
標題 : African Americans
ISBN : 9780062346629 (hbk.) :