Between 1914 and 1951, Black Bottom’s black community emerged out of
the need for black migrants to find a place for themselves. Because of
the stringent racism and discrimination in housing, blacks migrating
from the South seeking employment in Detroit’s burgeoning industrial
metropolis were forced to live in this former European immigrant
community. Local historian Jeremy Williams combines careful research
with archived photographs for an insightful look at Black Bottom’s
early beginnings, its racial transformation, the building of a
socioeconomically solvent community through various processes of
institution building and networking, and its ultimate demise and the
dislocation of its residents.
Book is currently available at the following locations as well as your
local Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Walden Books:
Pure Detroit — Detroit , MI
Marwil’s Bookstore— Detroit , MI
R Hirt Jr. Company— Detroit , MI
Source Booksellers— Detroit , MI
Shrine of The Black Madonna Cultural Centers & Bookstores
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Detroit Historical Museum— Detroit , MI
Town Peddler— Livonia , MI
Michigan Made & More— Plymouth , MI
New Horizon’s Bookstore— Roseville , MI
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