The Claiborne Avenue Overpass was built in 1968, paving over the heart of Black life in downtown New Orleans. http://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/right-of-way-navigating-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-claiborne-corridor/ https://twitter.com/jameskarst/status/1274329043186450432

In 1970, in the wake of the annihilation-by-interstate of Black neighborhoods all over the country, legislation was passed requiring all future federal infrastructure projects to include the community in decision-making. http://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/right-of-way-navigating-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-claiborne-corridor/

But it came too late to save Claiborne’s hundreds of thriving Black businesses, family homes, and the longest line of contiguous oaks in the country, which shaded Treme residents as they worked and played along Claiborne Avenue. http://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/right-of-way-navigating-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-claiborne-corridor/