Detroit : the Black Bottom community / Jeremy Williams.

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Between 1914 and 1951, Black Bottom's black community emerged out of the need for black migrants to find a place for themselves. Because of the stringent racism and discrimination in housing, blacks migrating from the South seeking employment in Detroit's burgeoning industrial metropolis were forced...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Jeremy
Language:English
Published: Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2009], ©2009.
Series:Images of America.
Subjects:
Detroit (Mich.) > History > 1914-1951.
Detroit (Mich.) > History.
Physical Description:127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Black Bottom community.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • European immigrants
  • African Americans in Black Bottom
  • Life in Black Bottom
  • The struggle for decent housing
  • Eleanor Roosevelt visits Black Bottom
  • Schools, churches, and organizations
  • Sojourner Truth and the riots
  • Urban renewal.