A Brief History of How Racism Shaped Interstate Highways
- Copyright
- 2021
- Published Date
- 04/07/2021
- Published By
- National Public Radio
In this interview, Professor Deborah Archer discusses how highway planners in the mid-20th century sometimes purposefully destroyed Black communities and what President Biden's promise to address the racism ingrained in historical transportation and urban planning means for these Black communities today.
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