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    The document discusses the history of Corktown, a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. Corktown was originally settled in the 1820s by Irish immigrants who worked at a cork-processing factory, giving the area its name. While the neighborhood fell into decline in the mid-20th century, efforts have been made in recent years to redevelop Corktown and attract new residents and businesses. Some challenges remain around issues like diversity and successfully revitalizing the area while preserving its historic character.

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    Corktown

    Kali A. Presson
    Problem
    Leaving the Past Behind

    https://criterioncloseup.com/2015/06/14/modern-times-1936-charles-chaplin/
    Fear of Diversity

    https://www.clrsearch.com/Detroit-Demographics/MI/Population-by-Race-and-Ethnicity
    Corktown

    http://geo.msu.edu/extra/geogmich/corktown/corktown.htm

    https://detroit.curbed.com/neighborhood/561/corktown/3

    http://geo.msu.edu/extra/geogmich/corktown/corktown.htm
    Successful?

    http://meredithmiotke.blogspot.com/2012/12/corktown-map.html
    References

    Corktown Historic District. Corktown Historic District, detroit1701.org/Corktown.htm.

    Corktown History. Corktown, geo.msu.edu/extra/geogmich/corktown/corktown.htm.

    Corktown. Corktown Detroit Curbed Detroit,


    Detroit.curbed.come/neighborhood/561/corktown/3.

    Detroit, MI Population by Race and Ethnicity. CLRSearch, www.clrsearch.com/Detroit


    -Demographics/MI/Population-by-Race-and-Ethnicity.

    Modern Times, 1936, Charles Chaplin. Criterion Close-Up, 14 June 2015,


    criterioncloseup.com/2015/06/14/modern-times-1936-Charles-chaplin/.

    Aguilar, Louis, and Christine MacDonald. Detroits white population up after decades of decline.
    Detroit News, The Detroit News, 17 Sept. 2015,
    www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/Detroit-city/2015/09/17detroit-white
    -population -rises-census-shows/72371118/.

    Delicatio, Armando, and Julie Demery. Detroits Corktown. Images of America: A History of
    American Life in Images and Text, Arcadia Publishing, 2007,
    lrho.alexanderstreet.com/View/73855155.

    Miotke, Meredith. Corktown Map. 13 Dec. 2012.

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