Older Adults Recall Life Before the Highway
When the interstate highway system was created in the mid-20th century, the routes isolated or destroyed urban neighborhoods nationwide, particularly ones with predominantly Black or poor populations. Seven people who lived in such places share their memories and observations
INTRODUCTION
THE MEMORIES
"Before the Highway"
Editor: Melissa Stanton | Writers: Jimmie Briggs, Reina Sims | Copy Editor: Don Armstrong
Contributors: Kathleen Benedetti-Fisher, Laura Cantwell, Tracy Matthews, Mandla Moyo, Martin Penny, Shondra Wygal
Page published February 1, 2023
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