Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-307) and index.
Contents:
Part V. The more things change. It can happen here : model city once again? / Desiree Cooper. The Underground Railroad and early racial violence / Roy E. Finkenbine -- Freedom's railway : reminiscences of the brave old days of the famous underground line / William Lambert -- Race relations in Detroiit, 1860-1915 / De Witt S Dykes Jr. -- The rages of whiteness : racism, segregation, and the making of modern Detroit / Kevin Boyle -- The arsenal of democracy-for-some / Charles K. Hyde -- Detroit 1943 : "a real race riot" / Gregory Sumner -- A streetcar named disaster / Tommie M. Johnson -- Part II. A deteriorating situation. The deindustrialization of Detroit / Thomas A. Klug -- Joe's Record Shop / Marsha Music -- Benefit of the redoubt / Jeffrey Horner -- Defending the divide : homeowners' associations and the struggle for integration in Detroiit, 1940-1965 / William Winkel -- Liberals and "get-tough" policing in postwar Detroit / Alex Elkins -- Part III. A riot by any other name. Chronology of events -- Steel meets flint : how to start a riot / Joel Stone -- In the center of the storm / Hubert G. Locke -- Rebellion, revolution, or riot : the debate continues / Ken Coleman -- The problem was the police / Melba Joyce Boyd -- Murder at the Algiers Mottel / Danielle L. McGuire -- The storytellers : getting to the heart of the matter / Timothy Kiska -- The mayor's shadow / Berl Falbaum -- The taxi driver / Kathleen Kurta -- Oral history excerpts -- Part IV. Out of the ashes. What the children said / Steven Balkin -- And the beat goes on : continued confirmation / Joel Stone -- First time I've ever seen justice / Rev. Daniel W. Aldridge Jr. -- A call to action : the changing face of inner-city activism / Joel Stone -- Black power, black rebellion / Betty DeRamus -- It was a good time for organizing / Mike Hamlin -- In the uprising's wake : reaction in the white community / William Winkel -- Part V. The more things change. Detroit 1967 and today : spatial racism and ongoing cycles of oppression / Peter J. Hammer -- Hindsight : the shift in media framing / Casandra E. Ulbrich -- It can happen here : model city once again? / Desiree Cooper.
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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