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Ayanna Pressley: “The 1956 Interstate Highway Act... resulted in the displacement of more than 1 million people and more than 475,000…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
The 1956 Interstate Highway Act... resulted in the displacement of more than 1 million people and more than 475,000 families in just 2 decades.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley discusses the historical consequences of the Interstate Highway Act on communities.

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