Archive for March 2013
Civil Rights Riots in Detroit Wongly Blamed on Failure to of President Johnson’s Great Society to Deliver
#detroitriots #civilrights #riots This is the fourth installment on a series that I have offered on my family’s experience living in Detroit during the mid-1960’s, a period of violent social unrest and the battle over Civil Rights. Readers are urged to read the previous post(s) before wading into this one. I did not feel that…
Read MoreRadiance, Phil Kenney’s Debut Novel, Deals with Age Old Questions of Life, Death and Fulfillment
Phil Kenney’s debut novel Radiance is a passionate family history that spans three generations until it settles on Jimmy and Daisy, mother and son, as the central characters. Kenney, a poet, knows that triumph and tragedy are defined by the context that we set for ourselves. The context can be as narrow as parent and…
Read MoreBattle for Civil Rights Erupts into Riot July 1967 in Detroit
#detroitriots #detroit #civilrights #riots This is a third installment on a series that I have offered on my family’s experience living in Detroit during the mid-1960’s, a period of violent social unrest and the battle over Civil Rights. Readers are urged to read the previous post(s) before wading into this one. My wife and I…
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