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.

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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What Happened to East Detroit?

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