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Rise Of Detroit In The 1960-1970's

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The rise of Detroit was caused by the economic boom the auto industry brought to the city during the early 1900’s. With the industry hiring and paying Detroit citizens, the middle class began to grow and people were then able to buy more luxuries. Some citizens started to buy heroin and other drugs for pleasure since they were able to then and this lead to the economy to be centered around illegal drugs during 1960-1970’s. This was the beginning of the fall of Detroit. With the breakdown of social control from the Vietnam War and the Social Justice movement during that time, the exchange of illegal drugs was not able to be controlled because the cops were preoccupied with containing riots regarding to the war and the movement. Drugs were

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