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1960′s Dearborn will haunt me forever

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Bonnie
Empire, MI

Grew up in Dearborn under the very watchful eye of Mayor Hubbard. Watched in horror at the treatment of the ONE black family that had the NERVE to move into town while I was a pre-teen. It was a surreal time and place.

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