Watching Travis Smiley as they were interviewing David Maraniss who is an associate editor at the Washington Post and a Detroit native.

His book is called Once In A great City:A Detroit story.

It seems like it is based in 1963 and touches on how events and the city of Detroit helped shape the country in so many ways.Most probably do not realize the impact that the city had on the rest country in such a positive way and how the city is so much more and has contributed so much to the rest of the country that very few other well known cities have.

Some things he touched on was how the UAW financed MLK and the civil rights movement in the south,or in 1963 the University predicted the future of the city with exact results.

Gordy who was friends with the Reverend Franklin started Mo-Town records with a $800 loan from the Franklins,The Reverend Franklin who was friends with MLK toured with him with his young daughters Aretha and her sister.

He does not seem to dwell on the negatives but the actual shaping history of the city and how it effected the rest of the country.

His site is here http://davidmaraniss.com/about/