Reddit mentions of A City within a City: The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan

GR has a lot of amazing history you can find. Anything that has happened nationally, happened nationally because it was in a lot of local areas, so even Grand Rapids has its own piece that plays a role, but with its own twist. The book I mentioned before shows why GR has historically had low union membership rates. You may be interested in a couple other books I'm getting to this year:

• City Within a City: The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids
  
• African Americans in the Furniture City: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Grand Rapids
  
• Early Days of Aviation in Grand Rapids
  
  It would be cool if teachers presented local history when reviewing national history. There's a lot to be learned from the struggles within our own localities.