These 15 Urban Highways Have Got to Go
A leading advocacy group is calling for the removal of 15 urban highways built on land from which millions of Black, Latinx and indigenous residents were forcibly displaced.
By
Kea Wilson
11:29 PM CDT on June 2, 2021
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