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African Americans Michigan Detroit History 20th century Detroit (Mich.) History 20th century Fiction Detroit (Mich.) History 20th century Juvenile fiction Historical fiction Immigrants Michigan Detroit History 20th century Fiction Michigan Detroit Novels in verse Violence Michigan Detroit History 20th century Young adult fiction Young women Michigan Detroit History 20th century FictionDarden, Joe T.
Summary: Episodes of racial conflict in Detroit form just one facet of the city's storied and legendary history, and they have sometimes overshadowed the less widely known but equally important occurrence of interracial cooperation in seeking solutions to the city's problems. The conflicts also present many opportunities to analyze, learn from, and interrogate the past in order to help lay the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1989
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Summary: Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith's maternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as she and her family emigrate from Greece to Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021