Though it was located far away from Southern battlefields, Detroit churned with unrest during the American Civil War. The city's population, including a large German and Irish immigrant community, mostly aligned with anti-war Democrats while the rest of the state stood with the pro-Lincoln Republicans. The virulently anti-Lincoln and anti-Black "Detroit Free Press" fanned the city's flames with provocative coverage of events. In ""Old Slow Town": Detroit during the Civil War, " award-winning author Paul Taylor contends that the anger within Detroit's diverse political and ethnic...
Though it was located far away from Southern battlefields, Detroit churned with unrest during the American Civil War. The city's population, includ...