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DETROIT (Spaces & Exchanges (separate spaces (African Americans vs…
DETROIT
Spaces & Exchanges
separate spaces (African Americans vs whites), 8-Mile Road, poor and dilapidated city center vs. affluent suburbs 
few exchanges between the communities, not much solidarity
Rust Belt: space that consists of run-down cities, struck by several crises
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The Idea of Progress
Detroit, former symbol of a tremendous industrial progress
has known a breathtaking downfall since the 1950s
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Myths & Heroes
the Golden Age of Detroit seen as a real myth (brought African Americans from the South to work in its factories...), symbol of the modern American Dream (brands like Chrysler, General Motors, Ford)
myth of the "Automotive capital of the World", "The Motor City". A myth that finally turned out badly for the city and its residents
heroes: car industry workers, artists from the Motown studio (successful AfAms like Michael Jackson, Diana Ross...)
everyday heroes: people who still have the desire to survive; Tyree Guyton, founder of the Heidelberg Project, and the other members who try to revive the abandoned neighborhoods