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Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution

Book information

Publisher
Haymarket Books
Year
2012
ISBN
1608462218, 9781608462216
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8854633 bytes)
Edition
3
Pages
250\279
Topic
History
Time added
2020-07-11 22:39:41

Description

Detroit: I Do Mind Dying tracks the extraordinary development of the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers as they became two of the landmark political organizations of the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely heralded as one the most important books on the black liberation movement. Marvin Surkin received his PhD in political science from New York University and is a specialist in comparative urban politics and social change. He worked at the center of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit. Dan Georgakas is a writer, historian, and activist with a long-time interest in social movements. He is the author of My Detroit, Growing up Greek and American in Motor City. Contents Introduction to the First Edition James Johnson: A Prologue 1. Inner City Voice 2. Our Thing Is DRUM 3. We Will Take the Hard Line 4. The League of Revolutionary Black Workers 5. Niggermation at Eldon 6. Finally Got the News 7. Black Workers Congress 8. Stop the Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets: STRESS 9. Mr. Justin Ravitz, Marxist Judge of Recorder's Court 10. The 54-Hour Week

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