The Dawn of Detroit

A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Tiya Miles ISBN: 9781620972328
Publisher: The New Press Publication: October 3, 2017
Imprint: The New Press Language: English
Author: Tiya Miles
ISBN: 9781620972328
Publisher: The New Press
Publication: October 3, 2017
Imprint: The New Press
Language: English

Author is a rising star: In 2011 author was selected for Ebony's Power 100 and TheGrio’s 100 lists of African American leaders. She is also a 2011 recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant. As former chair of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, Miles also has access to the large university community in Ann Arbor.

"Go-to" scholar: The author has appeared on various local and syndicated National Public Radio programs and has written commentary for the New York Times, CNN In America, and the Huffington Post.

Speaking: Author has spoken widely at a range of university and public venues, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington DC, and the historic St. Philips African Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Opportunities: Author is currently exploring the slave roots of the University of Michigan, which should attract media attention similar to the uproar over Georgetown and other universities built by slave labor.

Material: Includes original period imagery and maps.

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Author is a rising star: In 2011 author was selected for Ebony's Power 100 and TheGrio’s 100 lists of African American leaders. She is also a 2011 recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant. As former chair of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, Miles also has access to the large university community in Ann Arbor.

"Go-to" scholar: The author has appeared on various local and syndicated National Public Radio programs and has written commentary for the New York Times, CNN In America, and the Huffington Post.

Speaking: Author has spoken widely at a range of university and public venues, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington DC, and the historic St. Philips African Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Opportunities: Author is currently exploring the slave roots of the University of Michigan, which should attract media attention similar to the uproar over Georgetown and other universities built by slave labor.

Material: Includes original period imagery and maps.

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