Georgia Democrats in Washington are pushing for funds from the American Job’s Plan to be used to reconnect neighborhoods divided by highway infrastructure in the 50s. The bill could make its way to President Joe Biden’s desk by October.
Officials say it would redesign or remove those barriers that cut through communities of color, after the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act.
But some of those who study and preserve Atlanta history are skeptical. Akila McConnell is a historian and the founder of Unexpected Atlanta, which leads historic tours and food walks in the Old Fourth Ward and Sweet Auburn neighborhoods.
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