Reuther even rounded up money to bail out demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama, and he never wavered in his commitment to freedom and justice. Detroit was embroiled in the civil rights movement, as well, with Cavanagh and union head Walter Reuther among many leaders taking a strong stand for racial equality. Detroit fought fiercely for the 1968 Olympics, but despite support from native son Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee, Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, and Governor George Romney, Detroit lost to Mexico City. Walter Thompson advertising agency unveiled at the New York World’s Fair in 1964, the Mustang became an instant, bestselling hit. Ford developed a new car, kept secret except from the prestigious J. Motown burst onto the music scene after the Motortown Revue left the city on a nationwide tour. During that time, big things happened in Detroit. That affection inspired this fast-paced, sprawling, copiously detailed look at 18 months-from 1962 to 1964-in the city’s past. Biographer and Washington Post associate editor Maraniss ( Barack Obama: The Story, 2013, etc.) spent only his first six and a half years in Detroit, so he was surprised when he “choked up” after seeing a car commercial extolling the Motor City.
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