Displacing People for “Progress": The Origins of BART
May 17, 2024•20 min
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Episode description
Back in the 60s, BART was just a plan in the making. And located through its path were communities of mostly low income people of color. But thanks to a legal tool known as eminent domain, many in that community were forced to sell their homes or face eviction.
This is an episode of Bay Curious that originally aired on May 16, 2024.
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