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2024-11-21 16:07:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8122BB8B0C0E91AB9C785D2A13E6C21777D8B2596290D83D2501157CA392CACE
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Over 1 mln people, primarily people of color, were displaced due to highway construction. Robert Moses destroyed entire neighborhoods of NYC, purposely building roads through ‘slums’ and eliminating green spaces, churches, and pedestrian access to the rest of the city. https://www.history.com/news/interstate-highway-system-infrastructure-construction-segregation
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