Taking back Detroit

Taking back Detroit / a film by Stephen Lighthill ; a production of Available Light in association with the Television Laboratory at WNET/Thirteen.

In the '70s and early '80s, Detroit was the site of an unusual development in U.S. urban politics, as voters elected two socialists to citywide office. The film examines these people against the backdrop of a city in extreme economic crisis.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Available Light (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Icarus Films
Other Authors: Welch, Kristopher (Narrator), Jacobs, Alan (Producer) (Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2015]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Socialists > Michigan > Detroit.
Municipal government > Michigan > Detroit > History > 20th century.
Municipal government.
Politics and government.
Socialists.
Detroit (Mich.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Michigan > Detroit.
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:In the '70s and early '80s, Detroit was the site of an unusual development in U.S. urban politics, as voters elected two socialists to citywide office. The film examines these people against the backdrop of a city in extreme economic crisis.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: Available Light, c1980.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (55 min.))
Audience:10 and up.
Production Credits:Edited by Kristine Samuelson ; music by Sam Sanders.
Participant or Performer:Interviewer, Alan Jacobs ; narrator, Kristopher Welch.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed July 17, 2015).

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