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The Process Of Black Community Building Was Not Smooth Or Free Of Conflict. There Was Much Trial And Error And More Than A Little Rancor Between Its Chief Builders And Benefactors. Notwithstanding Those Impediments, By 1945 The Black Community In Detroit Had Developed Into One Of The Major Centers Of Black Progress. Richard W. Thomas Begins His Analysis Of Black Community Building In The Key Period 1915-1945 By Examining The Community's Roots In Nineteenth-century Detroit. He Focuses On How Industrial Workers, Social Workers, Ministers, Politicians, Protest Leaders, Business And Professional People, Housewives, Youth, And Community Institutions And Organizations All Contributed To The Process. Thomas's Approach Draws On, But Differs From, Studies That Emphasize The Ghetto And Proletarianization In The Black Urban Experience. Rather Than Singling Out A Few Dominant Aspects Of That Experience, Thomas Employs A Holistic Perspective To Present A Fuller Understanding Of The Creation Of Black Community.--book Jacket. 1. Early Struggles And Community Building -- 2. The Demand For Black Labor, Migration, And The Emerging Black Industrial Working Class, 1915-1930 -- 3. The Role Of The Detro

Author

Thomas, Richard Walter, 1939-

Publisher

Indiana University Press, 1992.

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780253359902

Subjects

History, Humanities