Black Detroit: How African Americans Shape the Motor City
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The statue "The Gateway to Freedom" by Ed Dwight is shown with the skyline of downtown Detroit in the background Feb. 1, 2005.
( Paul Sancya / Associated Press )
( Paul Sancya / Associated Press )
Produced by John Asante