Like many Midwestern cities, Grand Rapids boasts a progressive image that has obscured deep-seated problems for Black residents
, Grand Rapids boasts a progressive image that has obscured deep-seated problems for Black residents.
“In 1949, Grand Rapids received the first of three National Civic League ‘All American City’ awards while maintaining a thoroughly racialized landscape through redlining, discriminatory lending policies, and racial steering. These practices further widened the wealth, housing, educational, and social gap between white and Black residents.”
As the city’s Black population grew after World War II, with new residents heading to work for companies like General Motors, so did police presence in their communities.
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