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  The Auto Industry's Effects on the City of Detroit

  Summary: This unit focuses on City of Detroit history, primarily how the auto industry influenced and changed the makeup of the population (migration of workers), along with the challenges the different residents in the communities faced. Students will have an understanding of major historical events in Detroit's past that continue to have an impact on the city today.
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  "Rebirth of Detroit" 1967-1974

  In this unit, students will explore the rebirth movement of Detroit after the years of civil unrest in the city, specifically the development during the years of 1967 to 1974. Many people were in agreement that the city needed to be improved, but the actions that were taken to do so were often controversial. Students will also be able to see the connection of this original rebirth movement to the current-day, Downtown developments to the city. The unit will be centered around the overall inquiry/guiding question: “Have the previous and current ‘improvement’ efforts been an overall ‘good’ or ‘bad’ idea for the city of Detroit and its residents?”
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  How do Sources Tell Stories? By Shannon Carlson

  Supporting Questions What can we learn from the stories sources tell? How do sources help us connect people and events? How do sources illustrate a person's impact on their community? In this inquiry, students will use sources to better understand the stories of people who had a local impact in the Metro-Detroit area. Note: This inquiry is expected to take three or four 50-minute class periods.
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  In what ways did the War on Racism divide citizens in Detroit?

  This lesson explores examples of efforts to integrate schools by exploring the experience of Ruby Bridges as well as efforts to integrate public housing by exploring the history of the Sojourner Truth Homes in Detroit.