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Home»Posts tagged with»Basketball court

Brewster Recreation Center where Joe Louis got his start to be preserved

By Steve Neavling on November 20, 2012   City Government, Government, Mayor's Office, posts  

Brewster Recreation Center where Joe Louis got his start to be preserved

The recreation center, which closed in the 2000s, became a source of hope and pride for children and teenagers at a time when the growing African American population was confined to segregated slums.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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