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One thing I've come to really see clearly recently, perhaps a decade or so ago -- whenever it seems like a city is "shaped weirdly," or "hmm, that's odd, why is
by jrm4 5y ago
One thing I've come to really see clearly recently, perhaps a decade or so ago -- whenever it seems like a city is "shaped weirdly," or "hmm, that's odd, why is this neighborhood here or this road there?" 99% of the time you can trace it back to racism being a big factor.
- ketzo 5y agoEspecially any time you think, “man, why would anyone put a highway right through this neighborhood?” 75% of the time, the answer is “because black people lived over there.” It’s wild.