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Violence, Economic Despair in Detroit, Part 1

Playboy magazine this months runs a controversial article on the city of Detroit and its history of economic depravity and senseless violence. In the first of a two-part series, NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Frank Owen, author of the magazine article entitled "Detroit, Death City."

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