St. Paul's Historic Black Neighborhood Destroyed By Highway

In 1991, KTCA did a documentary on St. Paul's Past, including a section on Rondo, St. Paul's black neighborhood that was lost block by block to make way for I-94.

00:00 Black life in St. Paul to the words of August Wilson
00:48 A highway runs through it: the destruction of Rondo
01:40 Evelyn lost her home to the highway and she takes us on a tour of her old street
02:43 What was it like growing up in Rondo?
03:23 Black St. Paul gathered together in Rondo
05:00 I-94 is built directly through Rondo, destroying the community
06:18 1 out of every 8 Black families in the city lost their home to I-94
07:04 Evelyn sees photos of the home she lost 30 years ago
07:52 Rondo continues to change, accelerated by I-94
08:45 Evelyn remembers her old home
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