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8 MILE
ROAD
Guns pointed toward
Detroit, a rusting tank standing before the abandoned
Detroit Artillery Armory on 8 Mile Road in Oak Park
inadvertently represented the myth and meaning of 8 Mile
Road.
To Detroiters, 8 Mile Road
became symbolic of the deep divide that makes metro
Detroit America's most segregated metropolis. Come
with me as I explore this complicated pathway.
