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Using data & remastered historic photos to document the destruction of communities of color by redlining, urban renewal, & freeways. Also potential solutions.

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Construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway required the forcible displacement of tens of thousands of people across the two boroughs. Designed by Robert Moses, the highway cut a nearly 15-mile gash through some of the most densely populated neighborhoods on the planet.

Construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway required the forcible displacement of tens of thousands of people across the two boroughs. Designed by Robert Moses, the highway cut a nearly 15-mile gash through some of the most densely populated neighborhoods on the planet.

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2,177,654 views • 3 years ago

Construction of I-95 in Miami required the forcible relocation of over 12,000 residents in Overtown—nearly 100% of them Black. Using eminent domain, the gov't seized buildings across the heart of Miami's Black community, offering owners well below market rate—and renters nothing.

Construction of I-95 in Miami required the forcible relocation of over 12,000 residents in Overtown—nearly 100% of them Black. Using eminent domain, the gov't seized buildings across the heart of Miami's Black community, offering owners well below market rate—and renters nothing.

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1,951,256 views • 3 years ago

Construction of I-94 displaced over 24,000 people in Minneapolis and over 6,000 in St. Paul in the 1960s. The highway was routed through neighborhoods containing over 90% of the region’s total Black population, most famously Rondo in St Paul, home to MN's largest Black community.

Construction of I-94 displaced over 24,000 people in Minneapolis and over 6,000 in St. Paul in the 1960s. The highway was routed through neighborhoods containing over 90% of the region’s total Black population, most famously Rondo in St Paul, home to MN's largest Black community.

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419,108 views • 3 years ago

Here’s an animation showing this process in action.

Here’s an animation showing this process in action.

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340,992 views • 2 years ago

Aerial footage of Overtown, Miami before and after much of the neighborhood was bulldozed for the construction of I-95 in the 60s. Over 12,000 residents of the neighborhood were displaced for the highway, along with thousands more in subsequent "urban renewal" projects.

Aerial footage of Overtown, Miami before and after much of the neighborhood was bulldozed for the construction of I-95 in the 60s. Over 12,000 residents of the neighborhood were displaced for the highway, along with thousands more in subsequent "urban renewal" projects.

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284,610 views • 3 years ago

Greenwood, Tulsa—the famous "Black Wall Street"—before and after highway construction and “urban renewal." "Decades after the Tulsa Race Massacre [in 1921], urban ‘renewal’ [in the 1960s] sparked Black Wall Street’s second destruction," writes Smithsonian Magazine.

Greenwood, Tulsa—the famous "Black Wall Street"—before and after highway construction and “urban renewal." "Decades after the Tulsa Race Massacre [in 1921], urban ‘renewal’ [in the 1960s] sparked Black Wall Street’s second destruction," writes Smithsonian Magazine.

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219,837 views • 3 years ago

"Across Southern CA, freeways that paved over Black and Latino neighborhoods—such as the 5, 10 & 110—were completed, while those proposed to cross whiter, more affluent areas were stopped," writes Los Angeles Times. The 110, seen here, cut through South LA, displacing tens of thousands.

"Across Southern CA, freeways that paved over Black and Latino neighborhoods—such as the 5, 10 & 110—were completed, while those proposed to cross whiter, more affluent areas were stopped," writes Los Angeles Times. The 110, seen here, cut through South LA, displacing tens of thousands.

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163,959 views • 2 years ago

I-20 in Atlanta was intentionally routed to serve as a “boundary between the white and Negro communities,” in the words of Mayor Hartsfield. Construction displaced an est. 7,500 people in 2,200 homes. Despite making up 37% of Atl's pop. in '60, 60% of those displaced were Black.

I-20 in Atlanta was intentionally routed to serve as a “boundary between the white and Negro communities,” in the words of Mayor Hartsfield. Construction displaced an est. 7,500 people in 2,200 homes. Despite making up 37% of Atl's pop. in '60, 60% of those displaced were Black.

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171,877 views • 3 years ago

“From 1862 to the 1950s, Southwest DC was home to a thriving African American population,” writes Smithsonian’s NMAAHC. “Community centers, restaurants, schools, and businesses flourished in this working-class neighborhood.” Then, in the 60s, SW was leveled for I-395/695 and urban renewal.

“From 1862 to the 1950s, Southwest DC was home to a thriving African American population,” writes Smithsonian’s NMAAHC. “Community centers, restaurants, schools, and businesses flourished in this working-class neighborhood.” Then, in the 60s, SW was leveled for I-395/695 and urban renewal.

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17,364 views • 3 years ago

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