Dancing in the Street - Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit
Detroit in the 1960s was a city with a pulse: people were marching in step with Martin Luther King, Jr.; dancing in the street with Martha and the Vandellas; facing off with city police. Through it all, Motown provided the beat. Here is the story of Motown-as musical style and entrepreneurial phenomenon-and of its relationship to Motor Town, USA.