Toast of the town : the life and times of Sunnie Wilson /
As part of the great migration of southern blacks to the north, Sunnie Wilson came to Detroit from South Carolina after graduating from college, and soon became a pillar of the local music industry. He started out as a song and dance performer but found his niche as a local promoter of boxing, which...
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| Language: | English |
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press
2018
Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, 2018 [1998] |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments and Author's Note
- Preface: Detroit's Most Congenial Host
- 1. Old Hopes, New Dreams
- 2. Stage Lights and Nightlife
- 3. Mayor of the Valley
- 4. The Twenty-Dollar Man
- 5. Down on Hastings Street
- 6. Idlewild
- 7. Every Day Is a New Story
- 8. Let It Roll!
- 9. Lucky Old Fella
- Sources
- Index
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments and Author's Note; Preface: Detroit's Most Congenial Host; 1. Old Hopes, New Dreams; 2. Stage Lights and Nightlife; 3. Mayor of the Valley; 4. The Twenty-Dollar Man; 5. Down on Hastings Street; 6. Idlewild; 7. Every Day Is a New Story; 8. Let It Roll!; 9. Lucky Old Fella; Sources; Index