Summer Semester 2008: Detroit - I Do Mind Dying

John Williams: "Former Editor Used The South End to Fight for Social Change"

Posted on June 21, 2008. John Williams, former comrade of John Watson in the LRWB, writes an obituary for "The South End," a couple of years after Watson's untimely death at the age of 57.

Eugene Puryear: "The Civil Rights and Vlack Power Movements"

Posted on June 21, 2008. This article, which appeared in the October 2005 issue of a magazine called "Socialism and Liberation," describes the various tendencies in the 1960s struggle for racial equality, including organizations such as the Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) and the League.

Ken Silverstein: "Ford und der Führer"

Posted on June 21, 2008. Interesting article by Washington reporter Ken Silverstein on Henry Ford's 3rd Reich connections. Appeared in the weekly "Freitag," February 4, 2000.

Wikipedia (German): Henry Ford

Posted on June 21, 2008. The German Wikipedia entry on the illustrious personality of Henry Ford, industrialist, philantropist, anti-Semite and Hitler-sympathizer.

Michael Schiffmann: "Some Personalities in the LRBW"

Posted on June 9, 2008. My own description of some leading personalities in and around Detroit's LRBW.

Wikipedia (German): Detroit

Posted on June 21, 2008. The German Wikipedia entry on Detroit.

John Carlos: "Zeichen können die Welt verändern"

Posted on June 21, 2008. John Carlos, militant black athlete of the 1960s, is interviewed about his famed symbolic Black Power protest at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mecixo City and how this relates to the situation today.

Detroit: I Do Mind Dying. Chapter Five - Niggermation at Eldon, Part II

Posted on June 21, 2008. Britta's handout on the 2nd part of chapter 5, containing a January 1972 "Spiegel" article on the problem of intensification of labor particularly at GM.

A. Muhammad Achmad: "The League of Revolutionary Black Workers. A Historical Study"

Posted on June 8, 2008. This is probably the longest text on the League apart from our book itself and another book on it also written in the 1970s, about which more later on. written by a former member of the League, it adds important material on its history (and a critical perspective on the Georgakas/Surkin book).

Detroit: I Do Mind Dying. Chapter Five - Niggermation at Eldon, Part I

Posted on June 8, 2008. Flora's handout on the first part of chapter 5.

Detroit: I Do Mind Dying. Chapter Three - We Will Take the Hard Line

Posted on May 26, 2008. Karla's handout on chapter three.

Detroit: I Do Mind Dying. Chapter Four - The League of Revolutionary Black Workers

Posted on June 8, 2008. Verena's handout on chapter 4.

The African-American Civil Rights Movement - Power Point Presentation

Posted on May 5, 2008. Angela's power point presentation on the Civil Right's Movement - very extensive and thorough. Stay posted for some minor revisions.

Dick Cluster (ed.): "They Should Have Served that Cup of Coffee. 7 Radicals Remember the 60s"

Posted on May 27, 2008. This is the full, searchable text of Dick Cluster's marvelous book containing memories of participants of the tumultuous event of the sixties. Apart from Ernie Allen's contribution on the LRBW, the volume contains articles on the Black Panthe Party (BPP) by Philadelphia BPP Captain Reggie Shell (who also figures in the new film on Mumia Abu-Jamal, "In Prison My Whole Live") as well as articles on the student's, anti war, feminist and other movements on the 60s. The book went out of print a long time ago, available only as a used book on amazon etc. - but here it is. Enjoy.

The African-American Civil Rights Movement

Posted on May 5, 2008. Angela's handout on the Civil Right's Movement - very extensive and thorough. Stay posted for some minor revisions.

Detroit: I Do Mind Dying. Chapter Two – Our Thing Is DRUM

Posted on May 5, 2008. Handout, once again by myself, for the 2nd chapter.

Geography, History, Economic Growth, and Racial and Ethnic Composition Of Detroit, Michigan

Posted on May 5, 2008. Detailed handout for Julia's, Annemarie's, Aurelia's, and Stefanie's brilliant presentation of Detroit background during the seminar session on April 28, 2008.

Detroit: I Do Mind Dying - Introduction & Chapter One

Posted on May 5, 2008. Handout by myself for the intro & the first chapter of Dan Georgakas' and Marvin Surkin's book "Detroit: I Do Mind Dying. A Study in Urban Revolution."