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African Americans African Americans Michigan Detroit History 20th century Civil rights movements Civil rights movements Michigan Detroit History 20th century Detroit (Mich.) Race relations Michigan Detroit Race discrimination Race relations Walls Walls Michigan Detroit History 20th centuryFine, Sidney
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1989
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.434 FINVan Dusen, Gerald C.
Summary: In 1941, a real estate developer in northwest Detroit faced a dilemma. He needed federal financing for white clients purchasing lots in a new subdivision abutting a community of mostly African Americans. When the banks deemed the development too risky because of potential racial tension, the developer proposed a novel solution. He built a six-foot-tall, one-foot-thick concrete barrier extending...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2019
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