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1 The Color of Law

The Color of Law
Ernie Goodman, Detroit, and the Struggle for Labor and Civil Rights

Steve Babson, Dave Riddle, and David Elsila
Published 2010
$24.95t (Cloth) - 9780814334966

Biography of Ernie Goodman, a Detroit lawyer and political activist who played a key role in social justice cases.
2  Birth of a Notion; Or, The Half Ain't Never Been Told

Birth of a Notion; Or, The Half Ain't Never Been Told
A Narrative Account with Entertaining Passages of the State of Minstrelsy & of America & the True Relation Thereof

As written by Bill Harris
Published 2010
$18.95t (Paper) - 9780814334089

A critical look at black identity in American history and popular culture as told from a performative African American perspective.
3  Storied Independent Automakers

Storied Independent Automakers
Nash, Hudson, and American Motors

By Charles K. Hyde
Published 2009
$34.95t (Cloth) - 9780814334461

Explores the business history of three major independent American automakers—Nash Motor Company, the Hudson Motor Car Company, and the American Motors Company—that faced fierce competition from the “Big Three.”
4  Roses and Revolutions

Roses and Revolutions
The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall

Edited and with an Introduction by Melba Joyce Boyd
Published 2009
$27.95s (Cloth) - 9780814334454

Collects significant poetry, short stories, and essays by celebrated African American poet and publisher Dudley Randall.
5  Tracking King Kong

Tracking King Kong
A Hollywood Icon in World Culture

By Cynthia Erb
Published 2009
$29.95s (Paper) - 9780814334300

Studies the cultural impact and audience reception of King Kong from the 1933 release of the original film until today.
6 A History of Wayne State University in Photographs

A History of Wayne State University in Photographs
By Evelyn Aschenbrenner
Foreword by Bill McGraw
Introduction by Charles K. Hyde
Published 2009
$39.95t (Cloth) - 9780814332825

Showcases the founding, development, and growth of Wayne State University, Michigan’s third largest public university, in historical photographs.
7  Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream

Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream
Poems By M.L. Liebler
Published 2008
$15.95t (Paper) - 9780814333822

A new collection from Detroit poet M. L. Liebler, a unique voice in contemporary poetry.
8  Tracy W. McGregor

Tracy W. McGregor
Humanitarian, Philanthropist, and Detroit Civic Leader

By Philip P. Mason
Published 2008
$49.95s (Cloth) - 9780814333761

Biography of Detroit philanthropist Tracy McGregor and his wife, Katherine Whitney McGregor, that details their support of charities and social movements in the first decades of the twentieth century.
9  Crowds, Power, and Transformation in Cinema

Crowds, Power, and Transformation in Cinema
By Lesley Brill
Published 2006
$29.95s (Paper) - 9780814332757

A noted critic brings crowd theory to Film Studies, offering a bold new analysis of the pervasive cinematic themes of transformation and power.
10  Under Michigan

Under Michigan
The Story of Michigan's Rocks and Fossils

By Charles Ferguson Barker
Published 2005
$17.95t (Cloth) - 9780814330883

An exciting trip below the surface of Michigan’s rocks and fossils.

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