Detroit Wall (Detroit, Michigan)

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Separation barrier built in 1940 that served to protect a new white development from an existing black neighborhood. Wall was rendered moot when both neighborhoods became predominantly black by 1970.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Wall

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Coordinates: 42°26'31"N 83°9'58"W

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Barton Malow 1 km
Blackstone Cooperative, Inc. 1 km
8 Mile Road, 13000 1.1 km
Northend Avenue, 13221-341 1.5 km
Apollo Heat Treating & Processing 1.6 km
Lodge Heights 1.9 km

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