Located in the notorious Eight Mile neighborhood of Detroit, a stark symbol of racism still stands today. Often dubbed the city's own ' Wall', a half-mile stretch of concrete was erected over eight decades ago in 1941. Originally built to capitalize on discriminatory federal housing policies, it has served as a constant reminder of the area's divisions. Unlike its German parallel, the six-foot wall was not installed to physically separate, but rather to meet a Federal Housing Association policy called 'redlining', which explicitly denied funds to black neighborhoods.
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