Who Killed Detroit?: Other Cities Beware!

By Johannes F. Spreen

Who Killed Detroit explains how the automobile industry, migration of blacks, housing segregation, riot of 1967, rise of radical groups, and the resulting reactions since then have left this great city in shambles. No other American city has offered so much to so many in the first half of the twentieth century. And no other city has collapsed as completely as Detroit in the second half of the twentieth century. Who Killed Detroit explores what can be learned to prevent a similar fate in other cities. Former Detroit Police Commissioner Spreen reveals secret documents that explain the operations of groups that killed Detroit. Blame is laid at the feet of politicians, the press, pressure groups, the police and the people. Rumors that have floated about for 40 years are put to rest. Spreen and Holloway shed light on the forces and psychological factors that bring a city down. They examine problems that still exist and threaten the survival and progress of the city. They also list preventive actions that cities can take to avoid a similar fate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595357989
• ISBN13: 9780595357987
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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Great book for anyone interested in knowing why the City of Detroit is so screwed up.

Who Killed Detroit? Other Cities Beware!

An interesting book written by the former Police Commissioner of Detroit after the 1967 Riots. He offers his opinion on what it took to bring down the city including: police, citizens, media, politcs, etc. He relys on everything from Playboy Magazine to Sidney Fine (author of Violence in the Model City) to prove his point; that it takes a criminal and a victim to bring down a city. His style of writing is one that doesnt drone on and on for 200 pages, which, of course is very helpful.

So relevant for Detroit today!

This former Detroit police commissioner had personal knowledge and documents of the groups that have brought Detroit down, and he tells all in this book. Let's hope the leaders of Detroit pay attention and try to turn things around.