In "Now Is the Time "Todd C. Shaw delves into the political
strategies of post-Civil Rights Movement African American activists
in Detroit, Michigan, to discover the conditions for effective
social activism. Analyzing a wide range of grassroots
community-housing initiatives intended to revitalize Detroit's
failing urban center and aid its impoverished population, he
investigates why certain collective actions have far-reaching
effects while others fail to yield positive results. What emerges
is EBAM (Effective Black Activism Model), Shaw's detailed political
model that illuminates crucial elements of successful grassroots
activism, such as strong alliances, strategic advantages, and
adaptive techniques.
Shaw uses the tools of social movement analysis, including the
quantitative analysis of budgets, electoral data, and housing
statistics, as well as historical research and personal interviews,
to better understand the dilemmas, innovations, and dynamics of
grassroots activism. He begins with a history of discriminatory
housing practices and racial divisions that deeply affected Detroit
following the Second World War and set the stage for the election
of the city's first black mayor, Coleman Young. By emphasizing
downtown redevelopment, Mayor Young's administration often collided
with low-income housing advocates. Only through grassroots activism
were those advocates able to delay or derail governmental efforts
to demolish low-income housing in order to make way for more
upscale development. Shaw then looks at present-day public housing
activism, assessing the mixed success of the nationally sponsored
HOPE VI project aimed at fostering home ownership in low-income
areas. Descriptive and prescriptive, "Now Is the Time " traces the
complicated legacy of community activism to illuminate what is
required for grassroots activists to be effective in demanding
public accountability to poor and marginalized citizens.
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