Black Detroit (ePub)
A Michigan Notable Books Honoree
In this book, the...
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A Michigan Notable Books Honoree
In this book, the author ofBaldwin's Harlemlooks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit-in "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" (Detroit Free Press).
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 mold his political activism and exposed a city restless for change. InBlack Detroit, he reflects on his life and this landmark place, in search of understanding why Detroit is a special place for black people.
He reveals how Black Detroiters were prominent in the city's historic, groundbreaking union movement and-when given an opportunity-were among the tireless workers who made the automobile industry the center of American industry. Well-paying jobs on assembly lines allowed working-class Black Detroiters to ascend to the middle class and achieve financial stability, an accomplishment not often attainable in other industries.
Boyd makes clear that while many of these middle-class jobs have disappeared, decimating the population and hitting blacks hardest, Detroit survives thanks to the emergence of companies such as Shinola-which represent the strength of the Motor City and its continued importance to the country. He also brings into focus the major figures who have defined and shaped Detroit, including William Lambert, the great abolitionist, Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown, Coleman Young, the city's first black mayor, diva songstress Aretha Franklin, Malcolm X, and Ralph Bunche, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
"The characters who walk across Boyd's pages are fascinating." -The New York Times Book Review
"Comprehensive and compelling."-The Washington Post
Herb Boyd is a journalist, activist, teacher, and author or editor of twenty-three books, including his latest, The Diary of Malcolm X, edited with Ilyasah Al-Shabazz, Malcolm X's daughter. His articles have been published in the Black Scholar, Final Call, the Amsterdam News, Cineaste, Downbeat, the Network Journal, and the Daily Beast. A scholar for more than forty years, he teaches African American history and culture at the City College of New York in Harlem, where he lives.
- Autor: Herb Boyd
- 2023, 455 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Harper Collins
- ISBN-10: 0062346644
- ISBN-13: 9780062346643
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.11.2023
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- Größe: 12 MB
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