Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. The Right Tactic, Time, and Place 1
5. Part I. From Black Politics to Grassroots Protest
6. 1. Making Black Activism Matter 13
7. Part II. Black Grassroots Activism and Accountability in Detroit, 1933–1993
8. 2. Where are the People? Early Black Housing Poverty and Grassroots Activism 39
9. 3. Trading Activism: The Young Regime and the Context of Black Politics 64
10. 4. Picking Up Spears: The Timing and Utility of Renewed Activism 85
11. 5. Holding Them Responsible: Community Development Activism 106
12. 6. Now Is the Time!: Public Housing and Anti-Homelessness Activism 133
13. Part III. Black Grassroots Activism after Young and beyond Detroit, 1993–2005
14. 7. A Change Is Gonna Come? The Archer Regime and Housing Politics beyond Detroit 163
15. Epilogue. More than a Drop: The Visions of Black Grassroots Activism 191
16. Appendix 1 197
17. Appendix 2 201
18. Notes 209
19. Bibliography 245
20. Index 279