Many of them told us the stories about how they came to own their home through their grandparents or great-grandparents, who were one of 1.6 million people who migrated from the rural South to the industrial North, as depicted in this painting by Jacob Lawrence, "The Great Migration." They came to Detroit for a better way of life.
Mulți ne-au povestit despre cum au ajuns să fie proprietarii caselor prin bunicii sau străbunicii, care au fost printre cei 1.6 milioane care au emigrat din sudul rural spre nordul industrial, după cum e reprezentat în acest tablou de Jacob Lawrence, “Marea Migrațiune.” Veniseră în Detroit pentru un mod de viață mai bun.