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Displacement of Black Communities for Infrastructure Continues
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November 13, 2021
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8:11Now PlayingMore than a million families were displaced, and thousands of Black communities were demolished due to the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
It was the largest infrastructure project in history at that time, authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways, enabling faster and more seamless travel across the country.
Black communities were negatively impacted as historians and city planners argue that the planners of the act intentionally routed highways through Black communities. Furthermore, government agencies used eminent domain to take the homes of Black people, with less than fair compensation.
Dr. Cornel West, activist, author and philosopher, joins Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss this issue.
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