As the fate of my previous work remains in limbo, I’ve been siting around trying to plan out my next writing project. One of the more interesting topics I’ve never dove into was addressing the city of Detroit and the ghost town it’s become. I wanted as many first hand accounts as I could get. I found a couple of books, but if you’re interested in learning a bit more, here’s a few recommended links:
Detroit: The History and Future of the Motor City
Best quote:
… Governor Romney dispatched the Michigan National Guard to Detroit. This was a tragic mistake. These men were almost exclusively white, were extremely poorly trained and were so frightened by being in the riot area that they used massive fire power leading to excessive deaths.
12th Street Riot by Everything2
Best Quote:
” Today we stand amidst the ashes of our hopes. We hoped against hope that what we had been doing was enough to prevent a riot. It was not enough.”
1967 Detroit Riot- Then and Now by Phil Cherner
Phil Cherner’s site has some pictures of the areas that were destroyed by the riots and their present day status. I don’t want to repost his pictures as I’d do a disservice to the work he put into setting up that page. Give it a visit, you won’t be disappointed.
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