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13 Reddit comments about The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives (112)):

u/auf_der_autobahn · 15 pointsr/Detroit

Because the entire history of everything shitty in Detroit has been about race. Literally every issue, problem, decision, and action related to housing in the city is rooted in a racist past or present. I'm not exaggerating or trying to call anyone out, it's just an honest fact.

u/aeranis · 15 pointsr/todayilearned

A good book on this topic is The Origins of the Urban Crisis by Thomas Sugrue, which analyzes the decline of Detroit.

u/woooooh · 4 pointsr/WTF
u/cmack482 · 3 pointsr/Detroit

Reading a handful of articles might not cut it. There is a lot going on. I recommend reading The Origins of the Urban Crisis.

u/theholyroller · 3 pointsr/politics

Are you one of those brilliant folks implying that Detroit is the way it is because of Democrats? Because that ignores 60 years of history and a whole bunch of facts. Notice how the middle class is shrinking in America, and has been since the 70s? That's called neoliberal economic policy, and Detroit is simply the first example of what this sort of policy does to the American economy. Kansas is one fool taking a whole state along for a ride. What happened in Detroit over half a century is happening in Kansas in, oh, a few years. Maybe take a week and read this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Origins-Urban-Crisis-Inequality/dp/0691121869

u/Gigantic_Brain · 3 pointsr/Detroit
u/winsletts · 2 pointsr/Birmingham

Right on. I'll check it out. We read Origins of the Urban Crisis. I published my review of the book.

u/capncait · 2 pointsr/podcasts

You could try Rebellion in Detroit about the 1967 riots, but I think you'd be better off checking out books instead..

Thomas Sugrue has several books that might interest you- The Origins of the Urban Crisis is dense, but incredibly thorough.

u/kay_bizzle · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

Detroit: Yes I do mind dieing is supposed to be very good
Thomas Sugrue's Detroit: Origins of the Urban Crisis is really in depth, but very academic.
Heather Thompson's Whose Detroit? connects race, riots, urban collapse, and civil rights all within the UAW which, if you know Detroit, is a pretty big deal around here.

u/lil_vega · 1 pointr/Detroit

Anyone who wants to have a conversation about housing policy, segregation, home ownership, employment, or access to credit in Detroit must read Thomas Sugrue's Origins of the Urban Crisis.

It is mandatory reading and homework for anyone who wants an informed discussion about Detroit's housing policy development, past and present.

u/taylororo · 1 pointr/AsABlackMan


Great, follow ups.

  1. I guess we have different senses of humor.

  2. I'm not a mindreader so I can't tell if you hate black people or not, but your words are very anti-black. Let's not argue this point, they are. Cut that shit out dude!

  3. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - This book has made more atheists out of Christians and Christians out of atheist than any other. But it makes a better person out of everyone.

    The Origins of the Urban Crisis by Thomas Segrue - History is good. This is well-done history.

    Huh, those weren't follow ups as much as declaratives.
u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/TrueReddit

> you're now talking about a geographical expression rather than a ethnic expression.

Not at all. Not at all. Detroit's problems are deeply rooted in ethnic animosity. See here.

Here's an excellent book on the subject if you are interested in learning more.

Race relations and subsequent culture clashes have essentially defined many of America's urban centers over the past 100 years or so.

u/TheMotorShitty · -1 pointsr/news

This is considered the book to read on the decline of Detroit. Many of the lingering problems do, in fact, have roots in racism.

http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Urban-Crisis-International-Perspectives/dp/0691121869