On this day in 1959: Ground broken on Detroit freeway that helped destroy a Black neighborhood

On Jan. 30, 1959, Detroit government officials broke ground on a federal interstate, I-375, that was the last leg in an urban renewal effort that eliminated a portion of an historic Motor City Black community. Detroit Mayor Louis Miriani led the press event held at the corner of Hastings Street…

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