Black Bottom Historical Marker
Clip: Season 47 Episode 2 | 11m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Black Bottom Historical Marker | Episode 4702/Segment 1
Community input is being sought on the placement and content for a Michigan Historical Marker in Detroit's former Black Bottom neighborhood. The area was home to several African-American businesses, social institutions and nightclubs until it was demolished to make way for the Chrysler Freeway and Lafayette Park in the early 1960's. Episode 4702/Segment 1
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American Black Journal is a local public television program presented by Detroit PBS
Black Bottom Historical Marker
Clip: Season 47 Episode 2 | 11m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Community input is being sought on the placement and content for a Michigan Historical Marker in Detroit's former Black Bottom neighborhood. The area was home to several African-American businesses, social institutions and nightclubs until it was demolished to make way for the Chrysler Freeway and Lafayette Park in the early 1960's. Episode 4702/Segment 1
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1987 Detroit Black Journal Clip: African American Cuisine
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Clip: S47 Ep2 | 1m 56s | A 1987 Detroit Black Journal conversation about African American cuisine. Ep 4702/Seg 2 (1m 56s)
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Clip: S47 Ep2 | 10m 59s | A Detroit-based filmmaker's short film about bullying, titled "Junior" | Ep 4702/Seg 3 (10m 59s)
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