I grew up in a community in Portland Oregon that no longer exists due to a freeway and hospital expansion. After all the families were forced out, the land sat empty for over 20 years. It's sad.

Wow - a very moving and powerful documentary. I'm currently working on a similar project about Columbia University and Manhattanville/West Harlem, so sad how this kind of story seems to just keep repeating itself. Thanks making this, such important work

“There’s always a price for progress.” What a telling statement. Great work by ProPublica, once again.

Shoe lane and Prince Drew Rd. Was my grandmothers and great aunts land. Now Christopher Newport's parking lot 😢

This story is devastating. To think of all these people working so hard to build themselves a safe neighborhood just to have it all ripped away… heart wrenching. They deserve justice.

Having cleansed most of the area of Black residents who had every right to live and build their own community there - some achievement. And the guy most likely sleeps well, ever so pleased with himself. The price of progress is okay, if those who benefit pay it. This is very different.

Honestly, kinda hurts to watch this. Got a long way to go before the U.S. gets where it needs to be. Thanks for telling this story.

This happened with University of Illinois Chicago as well. Same story almost word for word.

Same thing with Harlem in the 60’s. Columbia University tried to gentrify Harlem then , they were succeeding with the gentrification of midtown on the west side predominant Irish communities. Harlem fought back , then came the drugs , the war , the breakdown of Harlem. Later in the late 80’d , early 90’s came the French speaking Africans flooding Harlem to cover the loss of African Americans(Originals) Now its HARLEM Gentrified successful. Took a minute but can’t fight what you can’t , don’t or refuse to see.

When you hear the words 'systemic racism', this is but 1 of so many examples baked into the good ole US.

At first, I thought it was Maxwell St. in Chicago.

GOD HELP US! I NO ITS NOTHING TOO IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU. WE HAVE SUFFER ENOUGH BY THE HANDS OF OUR OPPRESSORS. IN JESUS NAME AMEN🙇🏾🙏🏾🤲🏾🙏🏾🙇🏾

Im sick over these effin stories.😡 CUT THE DAMN CHECKS! 🥸

why you turn off comments for the guy crushed under bottles of whisky conveyer?

Why are the idiots from that Bacardi accident not in prison

It's heartbreaking to hear how the white folks just railroaded over the black community for their own means,, like they didn't exist. And it still happens. We are all created equal... ☮💟

Grrrrrrrrrt

I remember Mitch mCONnall asking why we should pay reparations for things our ancestors did. This and many other systematic racist acts against the black community is why. White people think they are innocent from what their ancestors did. Maybe, one could convince themselves of this. Until I educated myself I thought this way. No one alive is innocent of the systemic racism we all benefit from, if you are white. In his life, and all of our life times that are currently alive or dead, black people and people of color have had to sacrifice so that whites could prosper.This is just one example why there should be reparations, Mitch mCONnall These universities and our government need to atone for these terrible acts of systematic racism. The white people of this town were afraid of black people so they went to the government and expressed their fears and the government jumps in and saves the day for these white folks. Think of the generational wealth that was lost because of this. This is just one case. This has happened all over this country. The laws in this country have got to change. The racist lawmakers that allow this stuff to continue with out any consequences have got to be voted out! We need more stories like this. We need the corruption to end. We need a new system that is fair for ALL. White people need to educate themselves about the real true history of our country. It is easy to do now with the internet. White privilege is a real thing. It has nothing and everything to do with money. You don't need money to have privilege you just need a white meat suit. Nice reporting ProPublica! I hope there are more reports like this to follow!