Detroit Perspectives: Crossroads and Turning PointsWilma Wood Henrickson Wayne State University Press, 1991 - 593 strani Using primary and secondary sources, Wilma Henrickson assembles a collection of documents related to decisive moments in the history of Detroit and the region, spanning the time from before statehood to the present. These were turning points for the region—life for the residents took a new direction, definitely closing off some options while accepting others. Some were brought about by accident; others were made by conscious decision. The consequences of some decisions were immediate, others appeared only after the accumulation of years. Among Henrickson's recurring themes are the destruction of the environment and its natural beauty, the lure of wealth, urban expansion and sprawl and civil rights. Selections include Lewis Cass' position paper on "Indian Removal," Jorge de Castellanos' article of "Black Slavery in Early Detroit," and excerpts from the writings of historian and mapmaker Silas farmer. |
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Acknowledgments | 13 |
Cadillacs Account of Detroit as reported | 26 |
People and Places | 34 |
By Treaty and Expulsion | 41 |
You Do Not Know Our Wishes Chief Oge | 60 |
Black Slavery in Detroit Jorge Castellanos | 85 |
The Thornton Blackburn Affair Norman | 94 |
The Irish on the Urban Frontier JoEllen | 100 |
Forrest Davis | 370 |
Sojourner Truth Housing Riots Bette Smith | 408 |
A City Split in Two Walter White | 418 |
What about Housing Cooperatives? Merle | 429 |
Interview with | 442 |
Our Principles Purpose and Program Serve | 449 |
The CoboEdwards Choice Wayne County Demo | 457 |
History of Lafayette Park Robert J Mowitz and Deil | 463 |
Problems | 115 |
Glory and Ambivalence | 143 |
Life on the Steam Yacht Uarda | 197 |
The Age of the Gentlemans Club Detroit Free | 203 |
Clara Ward Detroits Prodigal Princess of Chimay | 209 |
The Peoples Park Detroit Evening | 225 |
The Day the Detroit Mayor | 266 |
The Automobile and World War I | 275 |
The Red Scare of 1919 U S Senate Judiciary | 304 |
Dr Ossian Sweet Defends His Home Detroit Free | 315 |
Has the Negro the Right of SelfDefense? David | 322 |
Police Brutality Forrester Washington | 328 |
The Buckley | 340 |
A Decade | 345 |
Dislocation without Relocation Harold Norris | 474 |
The Sixties | 477 |
Mayor Cavanagh and the Limits of Reform B | 484 |
Eyewitness to Disaster Reverend David Gracie | 492 |
The Death Games at the Algiers Motel John | 505 |
Where Did Everyone | 512 |
Grand Plans for Downtown | 523 |
A Regional Perspective | 543 |
Conscience and Housing Catholic Interracial | 553 |
Hunger in Michigan Maryann Mahaffey | 560 |
TradeOffs and Hopes | 569 |
Bibliography | 579 |
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