Yes it did have to be this bad.

http://detroit1701.org/PopEnumerated.html

America is 72% White and you aren't going to a fill a major city with only one minority.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...an_populations

Detroit's Black population is equal to similar amounts in the northern cities, but those cities are still majority White with total populations over 1 Million.

What's the excuse now for Detroit? You get what you want and people don't want a healthy integrated city and region. So what we have is a segregated and money draining city that is already past the point where it is dependent on the region for growth. Ain't that the cold hard truth, brotha?