Resurget Cineribus: The Detroit Riots of 1943 and 1967 One can pick many instances in Detroit’s last hundred years and conclude that the two riots of 1943 and 1967 were the presiding factor for this once great city’s fatal turn. Detroit has come to be known as the Motor City due to its insurgence of the automotive industry‚ has been dubbed Detroit Rock City for its groundbreaking revolutionary music throughout the 20th century‚ and has even been hailed as Hockeytown for its euphoric love of the
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EN-111 29 September 2014 Detroit Detroit Michigan is the largest example of a boomtown to date in America. Detroit was once a front runner in very respectable categories such as per capita income and automotive production‚ and at one time was one of the greatest cities in our country. The city took a turn for the worst when Japanese automakers figured out how to make a better car in cheaper fashion‚ and Detroit has been paying the price ever since. The city of Detroit in its heyday was a metropolis
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the development strategy of business. The Bankruptcy of Detroit In year 2013‚ Detroit filed for Chapter 9‚ Title 11 of the United State Code‚ which is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The code is available exclusively to municipalities that assist debtors in the restructuring of debts. There is no doubt that debt exerts an indispensable role in the bankruptcy of Detroit. (“Chapter 9‚ Title 11‚ United States Code‚” 2014) Detroit government has an estimated debt about $ 18-20 billion
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Downtown Detroit has faced tremendous decline over decades‚ and only now is it undergoing some redevelopments. Many city-led efforts have altered the city and its economy by focusing on taking in corporate dollars and new residents‚ but it is said by some grassroots organizations that issues faced by Detroit’s inner-city neighborhoods are left ignorant by this method. To create a socially sustainable Detroit‚ a crucial notion will be the growing collaboration between the advocates of these disparate
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Detroit‚ also known as the Motor City‚ is located in Michigan‚ a midwestern state bordering the four Great Lakes. Detroit is the most populous city in the state of Michigan‚ and has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world. Detroit is home to Motown‚ an American hit record company created in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr. The auto industry is also a major part of Detroit’s interesting history. Although Detroit’s crime rate has dropped‚ Detroit can’t shake the number one
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Crime in Detroit For many years Detroit‚ Michigan has been known as the murder capital of the world. Stats show that in 2012 Detroit had the highest rate of violent crimes over any other city in the United States. Crime around the city is not only committed by the residents but also by local police officials and government officials. These are the people that took a vow to serve and protect us. But we have to protect ourselves from them. There has been crimes of racism‚ take for instance in 1992
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For my 2016 history paper I decided to write about the catastrophic events of the 1967 Detroit Riots. Taking place in the blistering July‚ where it was very unlikely to have an air conditioner‚ after police raided a blind pig on the infamous 12th Street. That Small act gradually generated the largest riot in American history. After the raid‚ a crowd of about 200 gathered around the bar. People were spreading rumors about the police using excessive force‚ later resulting in an empty bottle being
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The Detroit lions have done better in their new season in the NFL‚ now that they don’t have Barry sanders in their team. Without the man that holds the 2nd highest rushing record in the league‚ the team of Detroit that has always started their season bad‚ has started with a 2-0 which hasn’t happened in a long time‚ which is outstanding for the team rating. This for me is way of the charts‚ because who would of thought that The "Lions" would do so well without the man Barry Sanders. I as convinced
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Wayne Titus Professor TenHaken Management Seminar 12-12-12 Detroit: Building An Economy On Ruins In America‚ overcoming a challenge is something that we take pride in. The American spirit is fueled by individuals working hard to make it on their own‚ booming business‚ and a unique sense of community backed by this “One nation‚ under God”. We do not like to stare failure in the face‚ and we have a hard time taking “no” for an answer. For many‚ the roots of our country’s prideful spirit began
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McNair Scholars Research Journal Volume 4 | Issue 1 Article 4 1-26-2012 Governmental Fragmentation in Metropolitan Detroit Kristal D. Davis Eastern Michigan University‚ kdavis48@emich.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://commons.emich.edu/mcnair Recommended Citation Davis‚ Kristal D. (2012) "Governmental Fragmentation in Metropolitan Detroit‚" McNair Scholars Research Journal: Vol. 4: Iss. 1‚ Article 4. Available at: http://commons.emich.edu/mcnair/vol4/iss1/4 This Article is brought
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