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Arab Americans in Metro Detroit: A Pictorial History

Arab Americans in Metro Detroit: A Pictorial History

Ameri, Anan
Lockwood, Y.
Lockwood, Yvonne

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralGeneral United States History

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1531613004
ISBN13: 9781531613006
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Nov 20 2001
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Arab Americans have been an integral part of Detroit's history since the 1880s. Early Arab immigrants worked as peddlers, grocers, and unskilled laborers, first settling downtown and later on the east side of Detroit. Their numbers increased after the First World War. They were attracted to the area by the booming automobile industry, and Ford's $5 for an 8-hour work day. This visual journey explores the history of four generations of Arab Americans in metro Detroit. It takes us to the days that preceded the automobile to modern 21st-century Arab America. Through more than 180 images, this book portrays the challenges and triumphs of Arabs as they preserve their families, and build churches, mosques, restaurants, businesses, and institutions, thus contributing to Detroit's efforts in regaining its position as a world class city.

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