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The Suburbs: A Creation of Government Policies

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1m 00s

In 1956, the government further enabled the middle-class movement to the suburbs through the rise of new infrastructure – the interstate highway system. For many cities across the country, highways were used as a way to overpass and “erase” areas considered “black slums.”

Extras
Tenants in East Lake Meadows soon find things aren't getting things fixed.
The Lightfoot brothers recall how they ended up with a piano while living in East Lake.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.
In a decade, East Lake went from being predominantly white to 90% African American.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.