Interstate Construction During The Civil Rights Movement In Montgomery, Alabama
The construction of Interstate 65 in Alabama, Interstate 65 (I-65) and Interstate 85 in Alabama, I-85 in Montgomery, Alabama, on the edge of the downtown area, took place in 1961. Built after what was called "the golden era of highway construction" in the United States, its planning and actual construction fit into an ongoing pattern of local and state governments "building elevated expressways through black districts" in many major American cities even at the height of the civil rights movement. In Montgomery, it is estimated that around 75% of the people forced to vacate their homes for the construction were of African American descent, and while it was argued that running the expressway through some poorer areas would decrease Urban decay, urban blight, others criticized what they saw as a blatant attempt to destroy traditionally African American neighborhood and forced the inhabitants to move to other parts of town, further removed from the center. Critics argue also that this pro ...
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Interstate 65 In Alabama
Interstate 65 (I-65) meanders across of the Alabama countryside linking six of the state's 10 largest cities. The highway links together many important roadways that make commerce inside and outside of the state's boundaries possible. It starts at Interstate 10 in Alabama, I-10 near Mobile, Alabama, Mobile. The route passes through the major cities of Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham, and Decatur, Alabama, Decatur before entering Tennessee in the north near the town of Ardmore, Alabama. The entire Alabama portion of I-65 is dedicated as Heroes Highway in honor of Central Intelligence Agency officer Johnny Micheal Spann and all of the people who died during the September 11 attacks. Route description I-65 starts its northward journey in Mobile as a three-lane freeway at a directional Y interchange with Interstate 10 in Alabama, I-10 not far from the Gulf of Mexico. From there, it runs northeast, intersecting with Interstate 165 (Alabama), ...
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