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SOURCE: The Daily Show
2/9/2022

The Daily Show on Racism in Highway Building

Historians in the News
tags: infrastructure, racism, urban history, highways

 

Highways are the vital arteries that help transport goods and help workers commute to the office, but their origins are rooted in racism. Featuring historian Kevin Kruse.

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