Detroit Lives (Conflicts in Urban and Regional Development) | 
| Author: Robert H. Mast
Publisher: Temple University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 998825
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 350
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 156639225X
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.0977434
EAN: 9781566392259
ASIN: 156639225X
Publication Date: November 1994
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Book Description
Detroit Lives tells the story of a city fighting for survival. Robert Mast's interviews with numerous Detroit activists and observers depict people from all walks of life who share a common commitment to the rejuvenation of their home. Despite a mass exodus from the city of over 800,000 citizens and more than 70 percent of business and industry over the last 40 years, Detroit's activists continue to organize, to demonstrate, to speak out, and to lend one another support. The compilation of these interviews provides an exchange of ideas between progressives who were and are deeply involved in the multitude of struggles for equality and liberation, from the 1930s through the 1990s. Their stories highlight the contributions and resourcefulness of working class and minorities, the struggles of women, the role of the clergy, the African American experience, and the battle to maintain quality education and social services. Represented is the collective body of Detroit progressives—including city and suburban dwellers, writers, lawyers, city officials, professors, union members, clergy, housing and welfare reformers, racial activists, and community organizers.
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Good overview of progressive forces in 60's, 70's Detroit. September 25, 1999
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Bob Mast was clearly involved in the progressive labor and civil rights struggle in the 70's or earlier in Detroit. His interviews with various others involved in the progressive struggle attempt to determine what went right, what went wrong, and where are those people now?
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