What Happened to East Detroit?
2021
8.0 (1)
15 min
English
Though a 1991 referendum led to a renaming of East Detroit, the legacy of the city continues to live on.
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A documentary by Justin Arment that explores the 1991 rename of Michigan city 'East Detroit' to 'Eastpointe', and the racially motivated reasonings behind it.
- Status
- Released
Keywords
- docudrama
- documentary filmmaking
- political documentary
- social & cultural documentary
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Top Cast
Ken Coleman as Himself
Dallas McGhee-Henry as Himself
Karah Tanski as Herself
Kid Rock as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Top Crew
Justin Arment · Director, Editor
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