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African Americans Michigan Detroit History 20th century Detroit (Mich.) Biography Detroit (Mich.) Description and travel Detroit (Mich.) History Detroit (Mich.) History 20th century Detroit (Mich.) Politics and government Detroit (Mich.) Race relations Michigan Detroit Wayne County (Mich.) Biography Wayne County (Mich.) HistoryShine, Neal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.34 SHIBurton, Clarence Monroe
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Publisher / Publication Date: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1930
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.433 HISBurton, Clarence Monroe
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Publisher / Publication Date: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1930
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.433 HISClemens, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 305.809 CLEStark, George W. (George Washington)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arnold-Powers 1939
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.434 STADavis, Bridgett M
Summary: An homage to the author's mother relates how she cleverly played Detroit's illegal lottery in the 1970s to support the family while creating a loving, joyful home and mothering her children to the highest standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAVIS, FANNIE DAVFranck, Michael (Michael S.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 FRAPhilp, Drew
Summary: "A young writer's sincere search (with his dog) for an authentic life--buying a ruined house in Detroit for $500, fixing it up nail by nail, and, in the process, participating in the grassroots rebirth of the city itself."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHILP, DREW PHIBoyd, Herb
Summary: "Award-winning journalist Herb Boyd chronicles the fascinating history of Detroit through the lens of the African American experience. Offering an expansive discussion of this iconic city, Black Detroit ranges in subject from Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac's initial vision of what would become a thriving metropolis to the city's glory days as the center of American commerce; from the waves of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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Summary: Product Description: This title contains photographs of the unique people, places, and events that make up a year in the life of Metropolitan Detroit. In "A Motor City Year", award-winning photographer John Sobczak captures everyday life in Metro Detroit in 365 images. His photographs showcase the familiar-the Thanksgiving Day parade in Detroit, vendors at Eastern Market, the Woodward Dream...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.434 SOBFakir, Abdul
Summary: Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops. Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at the legendary Motown Records. With era-defining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI 921 FakirLoomis, Bill
Summary: "One day at a time, discover colorful Motor City moments in history spanning more than three centuries."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 LOOStroh, Frances
Summary: "A memoir of a city, an industry, and a dynasty in decline, and the story of a young artist's struggle to find her way out of the ruins. Frances Stroh's earliest memories are ones of great privilege: shopping trips to London and New York, lunches served by black-tied waiters at the Regency Hotel, and a house filled with precious antiques, which she was forbidden to touch. Established in Detroit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STROH, FRANCES STRCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio StrohMoon, Elaine Latzman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.434 MOONowak, Margaret Collingwood
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 331.88 NOWKilpatrick, Kwame M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Publishing 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 KILPATRICK, KWAME KILYoung, Coleman A.
Summary: In his sophisticated, savvy, charismatic, fifty-year career, Mayor Coleman Young has been called many things, and one of them is the most powerful black politician in American history. His account of his epic journey from "Big Time Red" on the Prohibition streets of Detroit to five terms as the city's mayor looks back on decades of activity paralleling every modern African-American movement....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 YOULeDuff, Charlie.
Summary: An expose of bureaucratic corruption and systemic arson in Detroit traces the author's work with a local fire brigade and his investigations into the daily lives of politicians, police officials, and others who are working to save the troubled city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 0000
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI South LeDuffParkins, A. E. (Almon Ernest)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Historical Commission 1918