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DETROIT - I DO MIND DYING - A STUDY IN URBAN REVOLUTION

NCJ Number
25222
Author(s)
D GEORGAKAS; M SURKIN
Date Published
1975
Length
250 pages
Annotation
EXAMINES URBAN REBELLION THAT LASTED FOR SIX DAYS AND THE ORGANIZED RADICAL GROUPS THAT ARTICULATED DEEP-SEATED GRIEVANCES AGAINST CORPORATIONS, THE UNIONS, THE POLICE, AND THE GOVERNMENT.
Abstract
THIS DOCUMENT SPOTLIGHTS THE EXPLOITS OF FIGURES SUCH AS LABOR ORGANIZERS, JUDGES, AND LAWYERS. IT DESCRIBES THE EXPANSION OF REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES INTO SUCH MEDIA AS FILM, POETRY, AND MURAL ART. IT PORTRAYS A POPULAR RESPONSE TO THE CONTRADICTIONS OF INDUSTRALIZED SOCIETY THAT IS OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE TO THE FUTURE OF THE MODERN CITY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)

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