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The Power's Out: Social Neglience in Detroit, 1973-2003

Arnold, Ryan Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1526043959787682

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2018, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, History.
The Power's Out: Social Negligence in Detroit, 1973-2003 examines the ways in which the city of Detroit has deteriorated in the late twentieth due to the incompetent functionality of the power structure within the city and how they have overlooked the needs of Black inner-city residents. This thesis utilizes a combination of primary sources and secondary sources such as newspaper articles, community organizational records, autobiographies, blog posts, and interviews to contribute a narrative of Detroit that discusses the conditions of Detroit post-1967 into the twenty-first century. Although industrial decline and white flight were major contributors to Detroit’s decline, the negligence of the city administration to provide an inner-city efficient infrastructure, adequate public housing, and proper civic service response and police-community relations. Research about Detroit revealed the city corruption within Coleman A. Young's city administration was vital to the overall decline of Detroit during his twenty-year tenure.
Nicole Jackson (Committee Chair)
Michael Brooks (Committee Member)
Rebecca Kinney (Committee Member)
82 p.
Black History; Ethnic Studies; History
Detroit; Social Negligence; Coleman Young; STRESS Police; Housing; Infrastructure Violence; White Flight; Metro-Detroit

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  • Arnold, R. M. (2018). The Power's Out: Social Neglience in Detroit, 1973-2003 [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1526043959787682

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Arnold, Ryan. The Power's Out: Social Neglience in Detroit, 1973-2003 . 2018. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1526043959787682.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Arnold, Ryan. "The Power's Out: Social Neglience in Detroit, 1973-2003 ." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1526043959787682

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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