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What Happened to East Detroit?
Though a 1991 referendum led to a renaming of East Detroit, the legacy of the city continues to live on.
2021·15m·★ 8.0
A documentary by Justin Arment that explores the 1991 rename of Michigan city 'East Detroit' to 'Eastpointe', and the racially motivated reasonings behind it.
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Light commitment · 15m
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