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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251219T180000
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URL:https://annarborwithkids.com/events/author-event-michelle-adams-the-co
 ntainment-detroit-the-supreme-court-and-the-battle-for-racial-justice-in-t
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SUMMARY:Author Event | Felicia B. George: When Detroit Played the Numbers: 
 Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin professor Michelle Adams for a discussion of hJoin AADL 
 and the author of When Detroit Played the Numbers\, Felicia B. George\, 
 for an evening examining the history of Detroit and numbers gambling.er ne
 w book The Containment: Detroit\, the Supreme Court\, and the Battle for 
 Racial Justice in the North.\n\n\n\nOnce an illegal activity\, numbers gam
 bling became a vital community resource and symbol of solidarity in Detroi
 t's Black neighborhoods during times of racial and economic struggle. The 
 book explores the lives of Detroit's numbers operators who\, despite facin
 g poverty\, racism\, and exploitation\, provided employment and financial 
 support for their communities. Through vivid storytelling\, George links t
 his underground gambling scene to key moments in local history\, shedding 
 light on the complex relationship between race\, politics\, and community 
 resilience in Detroit.\n\n\n\nThis event includes a signing with books for
  sale.\n\n\n\nFor teens &amp\; adults. Held in Lower Level Program Room\n\
 n\n
CATEGORIES:Arbor Annie's Highlights,Author Event,Free,High
 Schoolers,History,Indoor Activities,Parents
LOCATION:Downtown Branch of AADL\, 343 South Fifth Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, Mic
 higan\, 48104\, Downtown\, United States
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