Detroit’s Birwood Wall

Detroit’s Birwood Wall
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781439666982
ISBN-13 : 1439666989
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Book Synopsis Detroit’s Birwood Wall by : Gerald Van Dusen

Download or read book Detroit’s Birwood Wall written by Gerald Van Dusen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 from Eight Mile Road south for three city blocks--the infamous Birwood Wall. It changed life in West Eight Mile forever. Gathering personal interviews, family histories, land records and other archival sources, author Gerald Van Dusen tells the story of this isolated black enclave that persevered through all manner of racial barriers and transformed a symbol of discrimination into an expression of hope and perseverance.

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