New Introduction to Facing Reality 1970 - Kimathi Mohammed
New introduction to 1970 Edition of CLR James's Facing Reality by Kimathi Mohammed. James recommended the new edition to relate to internal problems the League of Revolutionary Black Workers faced in Detroit.
Review: Detroit I Do Mind Dying by Dan Georgakas & Marvin Surkin
Book review from Black Flag #218 1999.
GM's plant closures stink of corruption on so many levels
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 25 2019 15:52
Investors and top executives have used profits at GM to enrich themselves for years, while insisting mass layoffs are an unavoidable fact of economics.
E12: The League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit
Episode about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit in the late 60s/early 70s, in conversation with Herb Boyd, author of Black Detroit and former member of the group, and Dan Georgakas, author of Detroit I Do Mind Dying.
Containing the Crisis: A History of Mass Incarceration and Rebellion in the Rustbelt
A text from Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity. "To understand the 2016 Kinross Rebellion, and to build a stronger movement of resistance to state violence, we must look at the history of the rise of mass incarceration in the Rustbelt region and analyze the specific reasons for this growth of State control and repression."
On the Role of Black Bloc: A Critical Look
When we, as anarchists or anti-fascists, go out into the streets, questions should arise: What are we doing here? What are our goals? What is the most appropriate or powerful way to achieve those goals? Our tactical choices should always be in service of our goals — they should never be goals in themselves.
Strikers close down Hudson body plant
An article by L.B. about the strike at auto-parts manufacturer, Briggs, in Detroit. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker February 14, 1933 (Vol. 14, No. 109, Whole No. 842)
Big IWW drive is on in Detroit
An account of the Briggs strike in Detroit by L.B. Originally appeared in Industrial Worker March 21, 1933, Vol. 14, No. 114, Whole No. 847.
Newspaper bosses feather their own nests - Michael Betzold
An article about the changes at the Detroit Free Press by Michael Betzold, a striking columnist. Originally appeared in The Detroit Union. Reprinted in the Industrial Worker #1585 (November 1995)
We need the right to strike!
An article written within the context of the Detroit newspaper strikes about the obstacles facing effective strikes. Originally appeared in Battleground Detroit (October 1997), a publication of the Action Coalition of Strikers and Supporters (ACOSS). Reprinted in the Industrial Worker #1607 (December 1997)
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