Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination

Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination

NAACP 2017 Image Award Finalist

2018 Michigan Notable Books honoree

The author of Baldwin’s Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit—a blend of memoir, lo…

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