Interstate

IInterstate highlights both the engineering achievements of the U.S. Interstate highway system and its detrimental effects on minority communities, particularly African American communities. A decade after World War II ended, President Dwight D. Eisenhower embarked on the most ambitious public works projects by building the Interstate highway system. To many people, it translated into an ethos of freedom and possibility. But not everyone benefited. To many the construction of interstate highways meant displacement, destitution and destruction.

In Miami, Overtown was cut into quarters by construction, leading to a population collapse from 40,000 black residents to about 10,000 in a decade.

Interstate combines personal narratives, historical insights and expert commentary to shed light on the stories of resilience amidst displacement.