{"product_id":"escape-from-detriot-the-collapse-of-americas-black-metropolis-paperback","title":"Escape from Detriot: The Collapse of America's Black Metropolis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Kersey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce known as \"the Paris of the Midwest\" and \"America's Black Metropolis,\" Detroit has been in disrepair and decay for decades. In this lively yet sober anthology of forty-five articles, Paul Kersey tackles the hard truth of why the once great city no longer shines as a beacon of high civilization: above all, the change in its demographics from a majority-White city to a majority-Black one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEscape from Detroit: The Collapse of America's Black Metropolis \u003c\/em\u003eis a biting history of how political corruption and racial strife took down one of America's most prestigious cities. Once a household name associated with American industrial might, Detroit has since become a symbol of American urban dysfunction. The election of Detroit's first Black mayor in 1973 acted as an accelerant for the accumulating incompetence, crime, and corruption-and the concomitant exodus of Whites from the crumbling city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 2012, \u003cem\u003eEscape from Detroit \u003c\/em\u003ehas since fallen out of print due to deplatforming, and is now being resurrected and preserved by Antelope Hill Publishing in this newly-edited edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733588283455,"sku":"9798892520379","price":45.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5421b0ee95e80b682cb117e8bf333f4d.webp?v=1765136525","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/escape-from-detriot-the-collapse-of-americas-black-metropolis-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}