Redlining, I-496 and the African-American Community

Sat, July 27, 2019 10:00 AM at South Lansing Capitol Area District Library

Location:
South Lansing Capitol Area District Library
3500 South Cedar Street
Lansing, Michigan 48910

RCAH Professor John Aerni-Flessner will tell the stories of homeowners affected by 'urban renewal' and the process of redlining in Lansing, focusing on the construction of Interstate 496 from 1963-1970.  

This talk is comes out of the work Aerni-Flessner’s RCAH 192 students did last year, and the work that his 192 students are doing, as well.

The presentation is free and open to the public.