Item Type: Map
Date: January 22, 1969
Description:
Poster/map protesting the building of the 3-Sisters Bridge and associated connector roads that would displace black families. Shows the north leg of the inner loop of the connector roads from the proposed Three Sisters Bridge. One map shows the area within the Beltway; a second map traces the route from P St. to N. Capital. The third (largest) map shows details from New Hampshire Avenue/U Street, NW to Second Street through the Shaw School Urban Renewal area. Explanatory text provides information about the effects of the proposed highway on the economic well-being of the community.
Subject(s):
African Americans · City Planning · Highways · Protests · Roads · Transportation · Urban Development · Urban Planning · Urban Renewal
HSW ID: HSWDC_M0004
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