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Today we're turning our attention to a civil rights issue and one that might not seem

that way on the surface, but we're talking about transportation justice.

Here's what you need to know.

In the early 1900s racial zoning laws, housing covenants, and other restrictions

led to segregated communities across the

country. As civil rights laws advanced, so did plans to connect America through a system of highways.

But these plans primarily befitted white suburban communities and furthered the physical and

economic destruction of black communities. To put it in focus, one in eight black residents in St. Paul, Minnesota lost their home to I-94.

You know that phrase born on the wrong side of the tracks?

Well, there's something to it.

Highways, roads, and sidewalks have for decades now been racial and economic dividers.

And as today's guests know well, these thoroughfares don't just reflect inequality,

they continue to play an active role in creating inequality.

All right, as always, let's take a breath.

You got this, and the ACLU's got you. Let's get it. We have two guests joining us today.

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