The C.O.W.S. w/ Gerald Van Dusen: AntiBlack Violence in Detroit, Michigan

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Wednesday, May 17th 8:00PM Eastern/ 5:00PM Pacific

The Context of White Supremacy (C.O.W.S.) Radio Program welcomes Gerald Van Dusen. A professor of English at Wayne County Community College District in Detroit, Michigan, Van Dusen’s scholarly interests include American literature and culture and local history, as well as digital technology applications in higher education. Gus hoped to discuss his more recent book on White Supremacy and housing, Detroit’s Birwood Wall: Hatred & Healing in the West Eight Mile Community. However, Van Dusen has written more than one book, and Gus was careless when nabbing literature. I mistakenly grabbed Detroit’s Sojourner Truth Housing Riot of 1942: Prelude to the Race Riot of 1943. This book is set during World War II and the great migration. The Religion of White Supremacy was way more important than an “all hands on deck attitude” to neutralize Nazi Germany and Adolph Hitler. We will make certain to relate these events to this weekend’s carnage in Buffalo, New York. Both incidents illustrate what it means to be classified as White.