Detroit 1967 : origins, impacts, legacies /

Detroit 1967 : origins, impacts, legacies /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2017] ©2017
Description:	xiv, 328 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	A Painted turtle book Painted turtle book.
Subject:	Race riots -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History -- 20th century. Racism -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History. African Americans -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Social conditions -- History. African Americans -- Civil rights -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History. Underground Railroad -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History. African Americans -- Civil rights. African Americans -- Social conditions. Race relations. Race riots. Racism. Underground Railroad. Detroit (Mich.) -- Race relations -- History. Michigan -- Detroit. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11334616

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Varying Form of Title:	Detroit nineteen sixty-seven
Other authors / contributors:	Stone, Joel (Joel Lagrou), editor. Sugrue, Thomas J., 1962- writer of foreword.
ISBN:	9780814343036 0814343031 9780814343043 081434304X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-307) and index.
Summary:	"In the summer of 1967, Detroit experienced one of the worst racially charged civil disturbances in United States history. Years of frustration generated by entrenched and institutionalized racism boiled over late on a hot July night. In an event that has been called a 'riot, ' 'rebellion, ' 'uprising, ' and 'insurrection, ' thousands of people took to the streets for several days of vandalism, arson, and gunfire. Law enforcement was overwhelmed, and it wasn't until battle-tested federal troops arrived that the city returned to some semblance of normalcy. Fifty years later, native Detroiters cite this event as pivotal in the city's history, yet few completely understand what happened, why it happened, or how it continues to affect the city today. Discussions of the events are often rife with misinformation and myths, and seldom take place across racial lines. It is editor Joel Stone's intention with 'Detroit 1967: origins, impacts, legacies' to draw memories, facts, and analysis together to create a broader context for these conversations"--Jacket.

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