Vacant lots on Blue Hill Avenue

Vacant lots on Blue Hill Avenue

African American neighborhoods Civil rights Segregation

The tape includes traveling shots of Blue Hill Avenue from a moving car. The car passes boarded-up storefronts and operational storefronts. Trash is visible on the street and graffiti is evident on buildings. The car passes many vacant lots along Blue Hill Avenue. Piles of rubble are visible on some of the lots. African American residents walk along Washington Street in Roxbury. A group of men is gathered near the Shanty Lounge.

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