Description: Detroit's Lost Poletown 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.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467145794
Book Title: Detroit's Lost Poletown : the Little Neighborhood That Touched a Nation
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Brianne Turczynski
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: Eng,Pol
Topic: Industries / Automobile Industry, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, In, Ks, MI, MN, MO, North Dakota, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Government & Business
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages