Season 3, Episode 3: "I-77: The Road Ahead"

About this episode

Residents in McCrorey Heights express concerns about the proposed expansion of Interstate 77 and the need for political accountability.

Residents in the historically Black McCrorey Heights neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, are among folks who don't like what they're hearing about the proposed expansion of Interstate 77. It's an opportunity to use people power to hold politicians accountable.

Topics covered

• I-77 expansion
• McCrorey Heights
• community activism
• political accountability

Keywords

• Charlotte
• North Carolina
• historically Black neighborhoods

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: I-77: The Road Ahead

Places: McCrorey Heights, Charlotte, North Carolina

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