PBS NewsHour

What Detroit’s golden years gave America

Clip: 10/05/2015 | 6m 58s

Detroit once seemed a city that stood on the threshold of unlimited possibilities. Washington Post and Detroit native David Maraniss examines that creative and booming metropolis of 50 years ago in his new book, "Once in a Great City." Maraniss joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss that golden era and the signs of troubled times to come.

Aired: 10/05/15

Rating: NR

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