February is African-American History Month: Urban planning history -- the attempt to make Roxbury a separate city from Boston
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
While the Roxbury initiative was voted on, twice, it didn't pass (" Separatist City of Mandela : Boston Voting on Proposal to Let Black Areas Secede ," Los Angeles Times ). The federal government stopped giving extra money to cities, as their needs were increasing. Mandela versus electing Black leaders.
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