Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Detroit built America’s middle class—then hemorrhaged jobs, people, and hope. From riots and crack wars to bankruptcy and rebirth, this is the Motor City’s brutal fall and fragile comeback story.

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00:00 Introduction
01:20 The Industrial Betrayal
05:57 Exodus
10:24 Murder Capital USA
15:12 Civic Collapse
19:05 Bottoming Out