1956: The Destruction of the Fillmore
May 22, 2019•7 min
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Episode description
The Board of Supervisors approves a plan that will devastate the African-American community of the Fillmore, "the Harlem of the West." It's urban renewal, which James Baldwin says "means moving the Negroes out. It means Negro removal."
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