Terror In The City Of Champions: Murder, Baseball, And The Secret Society That Shocked Depression-era Detroit

"In 1930s Detroit, struggles brought by the Depression were partially offset by the championships won in that era by the Detroit Tigers, Lions and Red Wings. But the joy inside the stadium is a mere backdrop for this book’s story of the rise of a secret terrorist society patterned after the Ku Klux Klan. It was called the Black Legion, and its vast membership spread deep into City Hall and Detroit society. The group carried out murders and plotted the overthrow of the government. It was a dark chapter for the city, which, at the time, was the fourth largest in the U.S."