Downriver Detroit: The Working Class, the Environment, and the Bonds of Place

Dr. Lisa Fine explains how the working class, local unions, and sportsman’s organization collaborated throughout the twentieth century to preserve the ecosystems and waterways located Downriver, a collection of working class industrial, exurban, and rural communities south of Detroit along the Detroit River. Fine is a professor of history at Michigan State University and author of Downriver Detroit: The Working Class, the Environment, and the Bonds of Place. Related Resources: Downriver Detroit: The Working Class, the Environment, and the Bonds of Place Related Collections: UAW Conservation and Recreation Department Records (LR000812) UAW Recreation Department Records (LR000188) UAW President’s Office: Walter P. Reuther Records (LR000261) Episode Credits Interviewee: Lisa M. Fine Producers: Dan Golodner and Troy Eller English Music: Bart Bealmear