Detroit 1967: From Uprising to Amplification
The 1967 Detroit Uprising did not create the music that followed; it clarified it by stripping away ambiguity, making it harder to ignore what was already there.
Taylor Blackmere
Taylor Blackmere is a historical researcher and writer focusing on the
relationship between sound, race, and resistance in post-1967 Detroit. His
work examines how the Detroit Uprising shaped the emergence of Black
rock and how musicians used sonic agency to challenge racialized
boundaries within popular music. Blackmere’s scholarship bridges music
history, cultural studies, and Detroit’s political landscape to reconsider the
origins and legacy of proto-punk and Black rock.