Another great blog, Julia! (I'm embarrassed that, in spite of being from Detroit) I knew nothing of the 1943 riots, only the 1967 ones.
This quote from Du Bois: "so that the increase among Negroes, even more than the increase among whites, is from that part of the population least intelligent and fit, and least able to rear their children properly," is very reminiscent of the opening scenes of the film Idiocracy.
Wonderful piece, Julia!
I really enjoyed it.
Thank you, Lady Mary! I recently discovered Melanie Klein.
Another great blog, Julia! (I'm embarrassed that, in spite of being from Detroit) I knew nothing of the 1943 riots, only the 1967 ones.
This quote from Du Bois: "so that the increase among Negroes, even more than the increase among whites, is from that part of the population least intelligent and fit, and least able to rear their children properly," is very reminiscent of the opening scenes of the film Idiocracy.
I just looked up Idiocracy -- looks really funny. It's ironic that the great W.E.B. Du Bois meant those words sincerely.