The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit
Thomas J. Sugrue
Once America's arsenal of democracy, post-war Detroit has become the symbol of the American urban crisis. This reappraisal of America's dilemma of racial and economic inequality, asks why Detroit and many other industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty.
Award History
1 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft PrizeMajor | 1998 | Winner | Official source |
Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies
This is an unverified interpretation of the catalog description, offered as an opt-in discovery experiment—not as bibliographic fact.
01 Central figures
None extracted with sufficient confidence.
02 Central places
- Detroit78%
03 Suggested argument
Postwar Detroit became a symbol of the urban crisis because persistent racialized poverty developed in Detroit and other industrial cities, reflecting America’s ongoing racial and economic inequality.
Model confidence 74%
04 Reading orientation
65 / 100 academicAcademic
An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.
Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 70%.