A Symbol of Racial Divide: The Legacy of the Birwood Wall
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A Symbol of Racial Divide: The Legacy of Detroit’s Birwood Wall | Episode 550/Segment 2
A simple cinder block wall, built 80 years ago, still stands at Detroit’s northern border just off Eight Mile Road, west of Wyoming Avenue. It’s been called the Wailing Wall, the Eight Mile Wall and the Birwood Wall because it went up along Birwood Street, a lasting symbol of racism during the war years when Detroit became America’s Arsenal of Democracy. Episode 550/Segment 2
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A Symbol of Racial Divide: The Legacy of the Birwood Wall
Clip: Season 5 Episode 50 | 7m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
A simple cinder block wall, built 80 years ago, still stands at Detroit’s northern border just off Eight Mile Road, west of Wyoming Avenue. It’s been called the Wailing Wall, the Eight Mile Wall and the Birwood Wall because it went up along Birwood Street, a lasting symbol of racism during the war years when Detroit became America’s Arsenal of Democracy. Episode 550/Segment 2
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The Highway Toll on People of Color
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