Detroit is a very well-known and diverse city. “Somewhere behind its neglected, graffiti covered skyscrapers are charming reminders of a city that was once among the world’s wealthiest” (Gray). This city has been through a lot. Detroit was first founded by the French in 1701 and then used as a fur trade post. Jumping a little in the future, it has had riots and protest for equal rights among its busy streets. Detroit is also known as the Motor City. “By the mid-twentieth century one in every six working Americans was employed directly or indirectly by the automotive industry” (Sugrue). Yet after everything this city has endured Detroit is thought of as a place of fear. It has a lot of history and has a lot to offer if people would let it. Many may say that Detroit is nothing but slum, crime, and drugs but that is not the case. It is not just another run down city or a place to fear. Detroit is simply a work of art. The graffiti buildings and painted houses all tell a story to civilians to what it has been through. Even in this current century it has many things to offer, including lived bands playing for free on the river walk, the winter blast with arts and crafts going on and ice sculptures, and much more. Most do not give Detroit the hour of the day before simply judging it on news and what they hear. Detroit has much to offer and show if a person would view and participate in it the right manner. Detroit is a city that is very diverse, it has been through riots, being the motor city and now a looked down upon city.
Detroit’s poverty rate in Detroit is so high because of the crime rate. Houses are on the markets for as low as a dollar. (Detroit: The Last Days) No one wants to buy houses because of all the stories they hear....
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...be revitalized. 1. Detroit is looked down upon for its poverty and high crime rate, but its new buildings and key attractions continue to draw in crowds. Not to mention Detroit has always had crime problems dating back to riots in the 1960’s. Detroit has not been through disasters but also triumphs. Some of these include being the motor city and playing a key part in making weapons for World War 2. Unfortunately since these triumphs Detroit has fallen and now rebirths are trying to be made every year. With rebirths attractions are also a key role in bringing Detroit back. They have major events like the International Auto Show, Lions games, and places like Belle Isle to bring people into visit and spend money in the city. Detroit is a work of art that has fallen and been treated wrongly. Many people now are rebuilding the city to show its true beauty and potential.
Dan Georgakas in his book “Detroit: I Do Mind Dying” he analyzes the activists and formation of the black workers. The first project that he investigates was “The Inner City Voice” (pag16), a revolutionary newspaper that help to denunciate and expose the injustices of the black communities. Georgakas states that this newspaper “reflected a belief that the paper’s hard-hitting and revolutionary viewpoint was an accurate expression of the dominant mood of Detroit’s black population” (pag16). Moreover, this newspaper helps to put in knowledge the lower class “they tried to build their paper into a vehicle for political organization, education and change(pag16) in order to inform “what was already in the streets(pag16). In other word they try to educate the mass in political education and advocate for them in their struggle and inequality in the
Detroit. A city haunted by corrupt, broken souls. An unforgiving wasteland littered with violence, crime, and homelessness. A city that once stood proud and strong is now fighting for every breath. Few people enjoy the scenery here anymore; its inhabitants rush to escape these brutal streets, away from the plague that has infected this once glorious haven. Who can find beauty in all of this black ruin, these shattered dreams? The answer is Detroit-poet Jamaal May. May is an explosive poet whose words are barely contained on the page. His writing exposes the vigor and tenacity of his home city, Detroit, and enlightens all who experience his work on a variety of diverse subjects, from personal heartache, to the hum of a city, drowning in machinery, and bodies exhausted by the struggle to survive.
...he city and has suffered as a result of losing so much of its tax base to the 1967 riots. The event should be used as a cautionary tale to other cities in transition to be cognizant of demographic changes and represent all of your citizens living within your city.
How has this book advanced the study of urban environments? In “The Origins of the Urban Crisis” we have learned what can happen in a very industrial city when it pertains to one major industry and what the differences are between the way that different races are treated when it comes to the hiring, laying off, and firing differences as the industry changes. I feel that this book has taught us that industries are always changing and that they need to advance and move to keep up with the demands that the industries have to offer. This book focuses on the 1940s through roughly the 1970s, this was a time when equal rights and major racial discrimination were very big issues that not only Michigan faced, but, cities have faced all over the United States. During this time, was also when there was a major rise in the automobile industry. As the automobile industry took off and we learned that as technology advances that there is not as much
Detroit, once known as a bustling city of fast cars and bling, is now known for its poor education system. Detroit, minus its Red Wings, has failed at every turn economically and educationally. With its population cut in half and poverty rates soaring, there is no telling what can stop this disaster of a city. The only hope, it seems, is to better educate the region that Detroit inhabits. Detroit Public Schools has been one of the worst performing school districts in recent years. In 2013, the city of Detroit filed chapter 9 bankruptcy, the largest account of bankruptcy to-date. Good teachers avoid Detroit Public Schools because of the poverty, job quality, and low pay, leaving children with the unqualified teachers they have today in this poverty-plagued city that they call home.
In 2013, Americans witnessed a slowly sinking ship finally submerge. Once a bustling urban center rife with economic prosperity, the city of Detroit, Michigan filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S history on July 18, 2013 (Fletcher, 2013). Over recent decades, Detroit has been the victim of both economic and demographic decay. To put the magnitude of the city’s desolation in perspective, during the middle of the twentieth century, the city’s population was approximately 1,850,000, making it, at the time, the fifth most populous city in the nation. As of 2013 census data, however, the city has dropped to the eighteenth most populous city, with a population of 701,000, the lowest it has been since the 1910s when the city was still developing. What this means is, in a little over half a century, Detroit has seen a population loss of nearly 60%. In fact, it’s the only city to have climbed above one million people and then fallen below that mark (Johnson, 2013). To make matters worse, Detroit’s unemployment rate, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, has risen to 23.1%, the highest of any large city in the nation (U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013). Not surprisingly, Detroit is also the nation’s most poverty stricken city, with 36.4% of individuals and 31.3% of families living under the poverty level (U.S. Census Bureau, 2013). Detroit even claims some of the highest crime rates in the country, and thousands of its houses and industrial buildings are abandoned (Koremans, 2013).
The city that I am going to examine is Toledo, Ohio. Toledo has gone through a lot of changes since World War II. It flourished with industry and grew out from there. Out of the many city models that the book covered, the model that a Toledo best fit into is the sector model. This essay will go into detail about the physical, economical, social, and political issues and changes that have faced Toledo in the past fifty years.
Music and Art are two important factors in a society. They are apart of a neighborhood's History. They show how a community has lived, and what was important to the people and how they lived. The Art and Music during certain time periods can show how that community has grown and how it developed. There were many important artist and musician that played a big role in how Detroit, Michigan grew. They also had a big impact on the society of Detroit. Till this day those Artist and Musicians still have an impact on Detroit.
The Detroit Project is an effort of the AFEC (Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars), which is self-described: “AFEC is a nonprofit group dedicated to decreasing America’s reliance on foreign oil.” The mission of the Detroit Project is: “to mount a citizens’ ad campaign aimed at getting people to stop driving SUVs and other gas-guzzling vehicles – and jolting our leaders into taking action.”
Mayor Mike Duggan has recently added his voice to the many others in regards to asking for state help for Detroit Public Schools. While he observed some schools that were properly maintained, he noted that conditions in some schools would “break your heart” including issues with heating and severe water damage that prevented children from using the gymnasium. Duggan’s tour came to a quick and early end, however. Many schools were closed in early January due to teacher sick-outs as a form of protest to what teachers call “deplorable conditions for them as well as students.” These protests are in direct response to the building conditions, pay cuts, and the recent plan by Governor Snyder. In addition, the school system is projected to run out of funds in April. Duggan encouraged the state to help fix Detroit schools. Of the districts ninety-seven s...
Diversity in Chicago is astounding, known for the contrasting ethnic and racial society having contributed to the cultural and economic value of that great city. Chicago is defiantly one of the ultimate divers’ cities in the country. The City of Chicago thrives on its multicultural diversity and harmony throughout its neighborhoods. The city is overflowing with diversity from amazing dining and shopping to the breathtaking views from either the lakefront or even some of the most spectacular architecture skyscrapers. It is accustomed that Chicago defiantly represents diversity and its countless designs. However, diversity exists in Chicago that has a tendency to go unnoticed diversity of the individuals that compose the city.
In the documentary, “Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City” the short movie analyses the great risk confronting Cleveland as a city as result of deterioration and dilapidation of the urban core. The documentary discusses factors that are responsible for this problem and possible solutions; as this has become a phenomenon, not just in Cleveland but other major US cities. The issue of the urban decline in most cities cuts across people, commerce, and the economy in general. However, the questions of how most cities arrived at their current predicament, consequences of abandoning these concerns, and what can be done to reverse the bad situation, remain unanswered.
Since poverty affects a wide array of people, poverty has evolved into a very complex issue. And even though the government has passed legislature to try to ameliorate the situation, many of these means-tested measures like food stamps, have only been able to help the surface of poverty and fails to rip out the long roots poverty has grown throughout history. Poverty’s deep effects are seen especially in minorities as they struggle much more to leave a current situation that has been created by historical process. Even though government assistance like food stamps do help alleviate some of poverty’s burden, these measures fail to recognize the reality that many of the impoverished minority have undervalued homes or no homes at all and even if they can rent, that rent can be high enough to take up more than fifty-percent of their paychecks. Overall, poverty in America is a vastly complicated issue rooted throughout history. And even though the government has attempted to pass legislature to help provide relief from poverty, America still has yet to provide measures that target the roots of poverty and until then, the government assistance it does provide will only be superficial and fail to provide long-term solutions to a complicated
When you look at Detroit you look at a city that has went through a lot and a city that is strong. News always portrays Detroit as a bad place and as place where violence. Well I think if we each dedicate time to change Detroit or to even study criminology to help change the amount of crimes committed.
I have spent the majority of my life in small towns and cities and long for the chance to spend some time in an urban setting. As I have met people from the Detroit area in school, I gather that the city is beginning to bounce back, but not to what it was before. I don’t know that Detroit will come back as an industrial powerhouse. I am hoping for a smaller, eclectic city full of diverse individuals. As a young social worker interested in working with communities, I can see myself stepping up in the local area and helping lead the way in the push for social change in Detroit. I am a very proud Michigander and plan on calling this state my home for a long time. It would be an amazing experience to help Detroit rise up from its ashes into something beautiful. On a more personal note, I am a huge Detroit sports fan (No, living in the U.P. did not convert me into a “cheese head”) so living in an area where I can actually attend the events I see on TV would be a great addition to my personal life. Also, one of my favorite hobbies is playing music. I often play shows at local venues singing and playing guitar. With Detroit’s amazing music history, living in the city would grow the musical aspect of my life. As far as financial demands, I have some federal loans I am willing to take out to cover what I cannot initially pay out of pocket. My family also occasionally pitches in for my education during the holidays so