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- Untold Tales, Unsung Heroes: An Oral History of Detroit's African American Community, 1918-1967
- Book
- 1993
- Published by: Wayne State University Press
- Series: African American Life Series
summary
More than one hundred individuals who lived in Detroit at some time during the period from 1918 to 1967 share stories about everyday life—families and neighborhoods, community and religious life, school and work. They also describe extraordinary events—the great migration from the South, the depression, World War II, the 1943 race riot, the civil rights movement, the civil disturbance of 1967, and the Vietnam War. Their anecdotal testimonies and reminiscences provide invaluable information about the institutions, lifestyles, relationships, and politics that constitute the black experience in Detroit.
By featuring the histories of blacks living in Detroit during the first six decades of the century, this unique oral history contributes immeasurably to our understanding of the development of the city.
Table of Contents
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- Foreword by N. Charles Anderson
- pp. 13-14
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 19-22
- African Americans in Detroit and the United States, 1918-1927
- Rosa Lee Kirkman Wheeler
- pp. 30-32
- James E. Cummings
- pp. 33-36
- Helen Nuttall Brown
- pp. 37-38
- Frank Angelo
- pp. 39-42
- Paul B. Shirley
- pp. 48-50
- Charles C. Diggs, Jr.
- pp. 51-57
- Frederick N. Cureton
- pp. 58-59
- Ernest Goodman
- pp. 60-66
- Carl Winter
- pp. 67-71
- Alice E. M. Cain Newman
- pp. 72-75
- William Hines
- pp. 76-79
- M. Kelly Fritz
- pp. 80-84
- Sidney Barthwell
- pp. 85-88
- Lillian Duplessis
- pp. 89-91
- Discussion on Education
- pp. 100-103
- Shelton Tappes
- pp. 104-108
- African Americans in Detroit and the United States, 1928-1937
- Fred W. Guinyard
- pp. 111-112
- Ernestine E. Wright
- pp. 113-115
- Dorothy Elizabeth Lawson
- pp. 116-119
- Discussion on the Labor Movement
- pp. 127-137
- Walter Rosser
- pp. 138-140
- Ruth Wills-Clemons
- pp. 141-143
- Discussion on Green Pastures Camp
- pp. 144-148
- James Boggs
- pp. 149-156
- Ernest C. Dillard, Sr.
- pp. 157-160
- Richard L. King
- pp. 161-167
- Margaret McCall Thomas Ward
- pp. 168-170
- Edward Davis
- pp. 171-174
- Kermit G. Bailer
- pp. 175-181
- Norman McRae
- pp. 182-185
- Beatrice M. Buck
- pp. 186-190
- African Americans in Detroit and the United States, 1938-1947
- Marcena W. Taylor
- pp. 193-194
- Erma Henderson
- pp. 195-197
- Discussion on Sojourner Truth Homes
- pp. 198-205
- Winston E. Lang
- pp. 206-208
- James T. Jenkins
- pp. 209-211
- Francis A. Kornegay, Ph.D.
- pp. 212-215
- Annie Ruth Cartwright Williams
- pp. 216-219
- Nancy Ann Green Allen
- pp. 220-222
- Herschel L. Richey
- pp. 234-236
- Discussion on Life and Music
- pp. 237-245
- Frances Quock
- pp. 246-247
- Austin W. Curtis, D.S.C.
- pp. 253-255
- Discussion on Civil Rights
- pp. 256-265
- Discussion with Sacred Heart Church Members
- pp. 266-270
- Mary Clarice McCauley Cosey
- pp. 271-272
- Wilfred E. Little
- pp. 273-278
- Roy Brooks
- pp. 279-281
- Wardell C. Croft, FLMI
- pp. 282-284
- Waldo Cain, M.D.
- pp. 285-292
- Discussion on Crime and Law Enforcement
- pp. 293-300
- Robert "Bob" L. Cunningham
- pp. 301-302
- African Americans in Detroit and the United States, 1948-1957
- Nina Mack Lester, H.H.D.
- pp. 305-307
- Ofield Dukes
- pp. 308-311
- Lionel F. Swan, M.D.
- pp. 312-314
- David S. Holmes
- pp. 315-317
- Discussion on Life and Music
- pp. 318-322
- Mel Ravitz
- pp. 334-336
- Lamar N. Richardson, Jr.
- pp. 337-342
- Discussion on 12th Street Businesses
- pp. 343-347
- Minister William T. Howard
- pp. 348-354
- African Americans in Detroit and the United States, 1958-1967
- Harold Norris
- pp. 357-360
- Marsha L. Mickens
- pp. 361-364
- Leon M. Bradley
- pp. 365-367
- William Lovell Hurt III
- pp. 368-375
- Discussion on Virginia Park Community
- pp. 380-385
- George Romney
- pp. 386-389
- Gerald Wayne Smith
- pp. 394-399
- Walter L. A. Edwards
- pp. 400-404
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814338490
Related ISBN(s)
9780814324653
MARC Record
OCLC
846318648
Pages
408
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No