Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination
By Herb Boyd.
Description
NAACP 2017 Image Award Finalist2018 Michigan Notable Books honoreeThe author of Baldwin’s Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit—a blend of memoir, love letter, history, and clear-eyed reportage that explores the city’s past, present, and future and its significance to the African American legacy and the nation’s fabric.Herb Boyd moved to Detroit in 1943, as race riots were engulfing the city. Though he did not grasp their full significance at the time, this critical moment would be one of many he witnessed that would...
ISBN(s)
0062346628, 9780062346629
