Length1h 25m
About this audiobook
Black Bottom Rising is a powerful speculative novel that asks one unforgettable question: *What happens when a community decides that remembering its history is no longer enough—and begins rebuilding the future that was taken from it?*
The title comes from Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, two historic Detroit neighborhoods that once formed one of the most successful Black business districts in America. More than 227 Black-owned businesses thrived there, creating jobs, wealth, culture, and opportunity despite segregation and systemic discrimination. Then, during the 1950s and 1960s, urban renewal erased it all. More than 40,000 Black residents were displaced as Interstate 375 was built directly through the heart of the community.
Today, most people drive that highway without realizing what once stood beneath it.
This novel begins with that history—but it looks toward the future.
Set in Detroit in the year Black Bottom Rising* imagines a city determined to reclaim its economic destiny.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (2)
GenrePolitics and Government, Historical Fiction
Length1 hr 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 29, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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