tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post1487835582855547515..comments2024-03-27T21:43:44.745-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: Demolition Means Progress: Flint, Michigan, and the Fate of the American Metropolis by Andrew HighsmithFlint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-74992985273600059272016-01-24T16:31:33.839-08:002016-01-24T16:31:33.839-08:00"Amen," sadly, Richard."Amen," sadly, Richard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-21188966130990266562015-06-21T14:01:07.755-07:002015-06-21T14:01:07.755-07:00Flint was the Silicon Valley of the 1950's. Th...Flint was the Silicon Valley of the 1950's. The really interesting question is will San Jose become Flint in the next 50 years. The techies will say it won't happen. I remember when we del that way in Flint. Arrogance will always get you in the end.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443803862384956393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-33663016348603170652015-06-21T13:57:04.542-07:002015-06-21T13:57:04.542-07:00You can read a lot of the book here. http://www.am...You can read a lot of the book here. http://www.amazon.com/Demolition-Means-Progress-Metropolis-Historical/dp/022605005X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1434551018&sr=1-1&keywords=demolition+means+progress<br /><br />I'm not sure I agree with a lot of his conclusions. It's true that in the '50's Flint was de facto segregated but so was every other city in the United States. At least in flint minorities had union jobs and made good money. <br /><br />Central Fl had real segregation right up tot he mid 1960's.<br /><br />I think he's forcing a lot of his facts to fit a certain narrative.<br /><br />This book was the author's Ph.D. dissertation which accounts for the wonky nature of the book. <br /><br />The entire dissertation is here: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/62230/ahighsmi_1.pdfAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443803862384956393noreply@blogger.com