Jobs and justice: Detroit, fair employment, and federal activism during the Second World War.

From: Michigan Historical Review | Date: March 22, 1999| Author: Kersten, Andrew E. | Copyright information

In the history of the American home front during the Second World War, Detroit holds a special place, as the Motor City was at the heart of major wartime transformations. The conversion to war production resuscitated the city's industries, and Detroit became a main production center for the arsenal of democracy. At the same time, the city was a microcosm for social changes wrought by the war. As many scholars have shown, Detroit presents an illustrative case study not only of strai...

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