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He story of the construction of the Poletown plant is illustrative of many tendencies in American political and economic history, such as the collaboration between big business and government, the failures of business unionism, and the shortcomings of liberals and the Communist Party.
50 years ago, Erma Henderson made history by becoming the first Black woman on the Detroit City Council. Today her impact is still felt in many ways.
A rebel reporter with the radical newspaper Fifth Estate greeted the Guru Mahara Ji, appearing before the Detroit City Council in August 1973, with a pie in the face. The guru's followers weren't about to let pie thrower Pat Halley off the hook.