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A testament to the tenacious spirit embodied in Detroit culture and history, this account reveals how numbers gambling, initially an illegal enterprise, became a community resource and institution of solidarity for Black communities through times of racial disenfranchisement and labor instability.

When Detroit Played the Numbers

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    A Paperback by Felicia B. George


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      Publisher: Wayne State University Press
      Publication Date: 3/31/2024
      ISBN13: 9780814350768, 978-0814350768
      ISBN10: 0814350763

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      Book Synopsis
      A testament to the tenacious spirit embodied in Detroit culture and history, this account reveals how numbers gambling, initially an illegal enterprise, became a community resource and institution of solidarity for Black communities through times of racial disenfranchisement and labor instability.

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