In the 1920s and 1930s , African - Americans working in Henry Ford 's factories settled in Inkster .
African - Americans did n't want to commute from Detroit and African - Americans were n't allowed to live in Dearborn .
In the 1920s and 1930s , African - Americans working in Henry Ford 's factories settled in Inkster because they did n't want to commute from Detroit and they were n't allowed to live in Dearborn .