The events of July 1967 in Detroit, Michigan still evoke controversy, and all of the social contradictions that produced this rebellion by the most oppressed sections of the working class are still present.
The articles in this pamphlet examine the historical background and social roots of the events of more than 50 years ago and their outcome, focusing particular attention on the role of the Democratic Party, which — abetted by a host of pseudo-left organizations — has cultivated a layer of privileged African-American politicians, union bureaucrats, administrators and academics to help administer the affairs of American capitalism and suppress the working class, black and white.
The processes of deindustrialization, declining working class living standards and ever-increasing social inequality have matured and deepened in the decades since the uprising.
