Ethnic Clustering In Detroit Case Study

Ethnic clustering is when people of the same race gather in one area. In Detroit, Michigan, there are more African Americans than white, Asian, or Hispanic people. The percentage of African Americans is 82.7 percent; whereas the white population makes up about 11 percent. In total Asians, Hispanics, and others total about 7 percent of the population each. Before World War I, Detroit’s population was only about 1 percent African American. This was because most still lived in the South. The increase of the black population in Detroit began around 1910. This was because many men were sent to war, and industrial jobs needed to be filled in order to support the war. The opportunity was appealing to the African American population, and many migrated