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When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City
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The true story of how Detroit entrepreneurs created a thriving—if illegal—lottery system to support themselves and uplift their communities.
Winner: A Michigan Notable Book!
Finalist: The Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards!
A testament to the tenacious spirit embodied in Detroit culture and history, this account reveals how numbers gambling, initially an illegal enterprise, became a community resource and institution of solidarity for Black communities through times of racial disenfranchisement and ...