The Dawn Of Detroit: A Chronicle Of Slavery And Freedom In The City Of The Straits

In this paradigm-shifting book, celebrated historian Tiya Miles reveals that slavery was at the heart of the Midwest's iconic city: Detroit. Miles has pieced together the experience of the unfree - both native and African American - in the frontier outpost of Detroit, a place wildly remote yet at the centre of national and international conflict. The result is fascinating history, little-explored and eloquently told, of the limits of freedom in early America, one that adds new layers of complexity that completely change our understanding of slavery's American legacy.

• | Author: Tiya Miles
• | Publisher: The New Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 05, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 1620974819
• | ISBN-13: 9781620974810