Featured Author
Jeremy Williams
Detroit:: The Black Bottom Community (Images of America)
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Jeremy Williams, 41, is a native of Detroit. His parents migrated from the south and eventually settled in Detroit’s Black Bottom Community. Once, his mother spoke of the time his father had taken her to Black Bottom’s famous Flame Bar to see Billie Holiday perform.A graduate of Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI., Williams is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in African American Studies. While an undergraduate student he studied under noted Detroit historian, Dr. Richard W. Thomas whose Detroit history seminar class fostered Williams’ interest in the history of Black Bottom. With very little resources and reading materials on Black Bottom history, Williams was determine to write one of the first exclusive books on Detroit’s Black Bottom Community.
Williams is an active member of the Detroit Writer’s Guild and is planning to write a play about Black Bottom. He also writes book reviews for Push Nevahda Review, as well as for various book review websites.
Williams is an active member of the Detroit Writer’s Guild and is planning to write a play about Black Bottom. He also writes book reviews for Push Nevahda Review, as well as for various book review websites.
About the book
Between 1914 and 1951, Black Bottom's black community emerged out of the need for black migrants to find a place for themselves. Because of the stringent racism and discrimination in housing, blacks migrating from the South seeking employment in Detroit's burgeoning industrial metropolis were forced to live in this former European immigrant community. During World War I through World War II, Black Bottom became a social, cultural, and economic center of struggle and triumph, as well as a testament to the tradition of black self-help and community-building strategies that have been the benchmark of black struggle. Black Bottom also had its troubles and woes. However, it would be these types of challenges confronting Black Bottom residents that would become part of the cohesive element that turned Black Bottom into a strong and viable community.
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