Seattle Freeway Revolt
Seattle Freeway Revolt

Seattle Freeway Revolt

January 01, 2020 | 31 min

In the 1950s, Seattle had plans to build one of the densest networks of freeways in the world. It would have displaced thousands, especially the poor and people of color. Over the next two decades, a broad coalition of communities came together and halted these plans. Testimonies from that era are juxtaposed with interviews of activists who participated in the revolt, giving a picture of what Seattle could have been had the people not stood up to the highway lobby and their representatives.

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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Frank Chopp

Naomi Scott

Larry Gossett

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