The Highways That Destroyed Black America

What happens when a highway is built directly through a thriving Black neighborhood?

Across America, highways transformed cities—but some of the communities standing in their path paid a devastating price. Entire Black neighborhoods were demolished, families were displaced, businesses disappeared, and communities that had taken generations to build were permanently divided.

In this video, we travel across the United States to uncover the highways that destroyed or dramatically disrupted Black communities. From the Great Migration-era neighborhoods that became centers of Black culture and business to the urban communities sacrificed for America's postwar highway boom, we'll explore what was there before the concrete arrived, why these routes were built, who was displaced, and what remains today.

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