Detroit River

1.What triggered the Detroit Riots of 1967? A) The murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. B) The arrest by police of a bartender and 82 customers at a "blind pig" in the dilapidated, predominantly black 12th Street area. C) The decision by a white-owned corporation to close a grocery store on 12th Street--the only grocery store for miles around and one that catered almost exclusively to black residents. D) The killing of a black teenager by white police officers who mistook the youth for someone who

Detroit, Michigan once stood as the epitome of industrial American cities. In the mid 1990s Detroit had the highest income per capita and a booming automotive industry. During prohibition in the 1920s Detroit served as a major gateway for the importation of alcohol from Canada, whereby it thrived from this lucrative business. Also, around this same time the automotive industry was growing at a pace where jobs were begging to be filled, and the population of Detroit rose to nearly 2,000,000. There

Wayne Titus Professor TenHaken Management Seminar 12-12-12 Detroit: Building An Economy On Ruins In America, overcoming a challenge is something that we take pride in. The American spirit is fueled by individuals working hard to make it on their own, booming business, and a unique sense of community backed by this “One nation, under God”. We do not like to stare failure in the face, and we have a hard time taking “no” for an answer. For many, the roots of our country’s prideful spirit began

Detroit, Michigan was originally settled as a French fur trading post that turned into a military post. It was turned over to the British in 1760 after they lost the French and Indian War. In 1796, the British lost Detroit to U.S. forces. Most of this history was lost when a fire destroyed the city in 1805. The invention of the steamboat and the building of the Erie Canal provided efficient access to Detroit through the Detroit River. The city grew rapidly and was incorporated in 1815, even before

Flint is not new to emergency management, as it was one of the initial cities to be under the system with an appointed emergency manager, and has had four emergency managers in a span of a few years, beginning in 2011 (Hakala, 2016). Much earlier than this, in 2002, Flint was first appointed an emergency manager who was to rescue Flint’s financial crisis at the time, and this emergency manager was in charge of the finances of the city of Flint until 2006, when it was said that the financial troubles

being tightly coupled (Van Leuven, 2011, pp.40). A lot of the nation’s aging pipeline infrastructure is still in need of renovations or replacement because it has exceeded its planned operating life (Van Leuven, 2011, pp.40). Matthew Dolan of the Detroit Free Press stated

1.In 1820, the first steamboat sailed on the Great Lakes, as well as on the Detroit River. What was this vessel called? A) DeWitt Clinton B) Griffon C) Walk-in-the-Water D) Maid of the Mist 2.Begun in 1817 and completed in 1825, this 350-mile-long transportation route was the engineering marvel of its day. It enabled Michigan farmers to ship their products to Eastern cities and brought thousands of new settlers into the Michigan Territory. What was it called? A) The National Road B) Erie Canal C)

automaker companies in the United States which is known as the Ford Motor Company. He worked as the chief engineer in Detroit for the main plant of the Edison Illuminating Company, throughout Ford’s work there he experimented for more than two years on his project and then created his first gasoline-powered horseless carriage also known as the Quadricycle behind his home in Detroit. (History). It ran on four bicycle tires and had 2 seats, 2-cylinder engine, 2-speed transmission, 49 inch

life at the Belle Isle aquarium, or just take in the breathtaking views of the skylines of Detroit and Windsor, created as a place where Detroiters can relax and play, to be able to release all of their stress and trouble. Belle Isle with such a rich history and majestic architecture, made this island a beautiful piece of art and the true gem of Detroit. Settlement of the island began with the founding of Detroit in 1701, which was discovered when King Louis XIV wanted to find a place in the region

choose to write about the Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera. Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter who was commissioned to paint murals based on Detroit’s history and development of industry. The work is from the early modern age (1933). The murals depict the interior of the Ford automotive plant on the river Rough. I found it interesting that although the paintings represent a flourishing town and industry; in reality when Rivera first began to work on them, Detroit was still struggling to