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Royal Oak News 3The City of Detroit has had a large and thriving black community since the 1920s, when many African Americans moved to northern cities to find work in the then-booming industrial sector. This Great Migration continued through the 1960s. Paradise Valley and Black Bottom were early centers of black culture in the city, which were later leveled to build a freeway and high income apartments. By the mid-1970s, African Americans formed more than half the city's population.Detroit has a reputation as one of the finest centers of soul food in Michigan, with a number of highly-regarded establishments.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 November 2008 18:04 )

 
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 November 2008 18:04 )

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Leonardo da Vinci painted this portrait of Ginevra de' Benci, a young Florentine noblewoman who, at the age of sixteen, married Luigi Niccolini in 1474. The work may have...

Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 November 2008 18:04 )

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