“Slum clearance” in Detroit during the “Urban Renewal” period of the 1930s-50s. During this period,
“Slum clearance” in Detroit during the “Urban Renewal” period of the 1930s-50s. During this period, many African-American neighborhoods like Black Bottom or Paradise Valley were bulldozed to make way for highways. What was left of these neighborhoods then were bifurcated – making transportation for locals very difficult in order to make transportation for suburbanites easier. -- source link
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