When Detroit Played the Numbers Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City Hockey Wool Blend Material

Wool Blend Material

Hand-numbered and signed by Fitz

The granddaughter of two Detroit natives

Across Detroit

When Detroit Played the Numbers Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City Hockey Wool Blend MaterialWinner: A Michigan Notable Book! 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 labor instability. Author Felicia B. George sheds light on the lives of Detroit's numbers operatorsmany self made entrepreneurs who overcame