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CID Master Plan
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1950's
- The most economically viable African American area in the country.
- A natural promenade of over 300 beautiful oak trees.
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1960's
- Construction of the elevated 10 freeway
- The freeway resulted in the closure of 326 black owned businesses
- Black Families were denied equal access to jobs, healthcare and other opportunities, a thriving community they belabored was now destroyed
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Today - The Long-Term Impact
- The area has not fully recovered
- Life expectancy is this area is 25 years shorter than other New Orleans Neighborhoods
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