The Legacy of a Wall’s Racist Past
Clip: Season 5 Episode 12 | 7m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
A simple cinder block wall built decades ago in Detroit has a legacy connected to racism.
A simple cinder block wall, built 80 years ago in Detroit. 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. One Detroit’s partner BridgeDetroit along with NBC News did some extensive new reporting on the legacy of the wall.
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The Legacy of a Wall’s Racist Past
Clip: Season 5 Episode 12 | 7m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
A simple cinder block wall, built 80 years ago in Detroit. 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. One Detroit’s partner BridgeDetroit along with NBC News did some extensive new reporting on the legacy of the wall.
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