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    S2 E02: The Battle for Detroit

    S2 E02: The Battle for Detroit

    FromCrimetown

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    S2 E02: The Battle for Detroit

    FromCrimetown

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    Length:
    34 minutes
    Released:
    May 2, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    A police shooting outside a community center leaves two black teenagers dead. Protesters take to the streets, igniting a movement to elect the city’s first black mayor. As election day approaches, the future of a racially polarized city hangs in the balance.For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com.
    Released:
    May 2, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit’s a tough town, and its residents are even tougher. They’ve weathered riots, a drug epidemic, political scandal, and innumerable other hardships, but they’re still here—and they have stories to tell.