City of dispossessions : indigenous peoples, African Americans, and the creation of modern Detroit /

"City of Dispossessions argues that the dispossession of African Americans and Native Americans explains the development of modern US cities, including Detroit. By comparing Black and Indigenous experiences, we gain a better understanding of the histories of race-relations, settler colonialism,...

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Main Author: Mays, Kyle T., 1987- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]
Series:Politics and culture in modern America.
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Summary:"City of Dispossessions argues that the dispossession of African Americans and Native Americans explains the development of modern US cities, including Detroit. By comparing Black and Indigenous experiences, we gain a better understanding of the histories of race-relations, settler colonialism, and urban development"--
Physical Description:ix, 223 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812253931
0812253930