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Detroit's Lost Poletown: The Little Neighborhood That Touched a Nation

Detroit's Lost Poletown: The Little Neighborhood That Touched a Nation - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Brianne TurczynskiPublish date:2021-02-08Pages:146
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PRISBN-13:9781540245892ISBN-10:1540245896UPC:9781540245892Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:United States, Industries, Government & BusinessBook Topic:State & Local, Automobile IndustrySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCH3BDY20W
Poletown was a once vibrant, ethnically diverse neighborhood in Detroit. In its prime, it had a store on every corner. Its theaters, restaurants and schools thrived, and its churches catered to a multiplicity of denominations. In 1981, General Motors announced plans for a new plant in Detroit and pointed to the 465 acres of Poletown. Using the law of eminent domain with a quick-take clause, the city planned to relocate 4,200 residents within ten months and raze the neighborhood. With unprecedented defiance, the residents fought back in vain. In 2004, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the eminent domain law applied to Poletown was unconstitutional--a ruling that came two decades too late.
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PRISBN-13:9781540245892ISBN-10:1540245896UPC:9781540245892Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:United States, Industries, Government & BusinessBook Topic:State & Local, Automobile IndustrySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCH3BDY20W
Publisher: History PR

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