Public Housing and Black America

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Sun Apr 19 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

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Main | Detroit Public Library | Detroit, MI

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Author talk- The Projects: A New History of Public Housing, with Howard Husock, and Jarrett Skorup.
About this Event

Join us for a discussion with author of The Projects: A New History of Public Housing, Howard Husock, and Jarrett Skorup, Vice President for Marketing and Communications at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, of how public housing led to the demolition of historic Black communities, including Detroit's Black Bottom and Paradise Valley. Program will take place on Sunday, April 19th from 2-4pm in the Galleria room of the Main Branch.

Program will be simulcast on Zoom:

Meeting ID: 836 6897 7721

Passcode: 031228

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