Interstate 95 and the Destruction of Jackson Ward | How the Monuments Came Down

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Urban renewal black communities Jackson Ward Fulton Idlewood immigrants voting ward gerrymandering Virginia Constitution segregation Harlem of the South General Assembly St. John's Church Virginia Chamber of Commerce Richmond Chamber of Commerce Confederate White House interstate highways I-95 Interstate 95 historical communities historically Black communities urbanization urban development
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History-Social Science STEAM
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Interstate 95 and the Destruction of Jackson Ward | How the Monuments Came Down

Learn about Jackson Ward, a historic African American neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, and why white city leaders supported the construction of an interstate highway through its center in the 1950s. 
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