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Cultural identity is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group.
While the 1967 race riots are seen as a major turning point in the city of Detroit, the decline really began in the 1950's. Since then, the racial demographics switched from 83.8% White and 16.25% African American in the 1950's to 82.69% African American and 10.61% white in 2010.
8 Mile Wall: Current Reminder of Past Segregation
The Detroit 8 Mile Wall was built as a physical separation of the races in 1940 with white homeowners on one side and black homeowners on the other. The homes on the all white side were noticeably nicer, as opposed to the damaged houses owned by blacks.
In later years when the demographics shifted to 82.69%, the black the community created something beautiful from a wall meant to promote inequality and hate. A quote from the wall says "Don't judge a boy until you've walked a block in his flip flops."
The Heidelberg project
The Heidelberg Project began in 1986 from the creative mind of Tyree Guyton, who wanted to increase traffic and promote creativity in his neighborhood. He used the trash being dumped on his street by outsiders and used it to create the art found on display today.
This is the Numbers House. Tyree painted numbers on this house to help the local kids learn their numbers. Today it serves as the Heidelberg Project gift shop where you can find information about the project and souvenirs.
Foreclosed Homes and Abandoned Communities
These two houses are right across the street from each other. This community was made up of a lot of foreclosed or abandoned buildings and in the midst were few homes that were currently being lived in. This is because of the blight that is taking place in Detroit.
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