Seattle Freeway Revolt
2020•31m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Minda Martin
Studio
Shirley7 Films
Cast
Frank Chopp
Self
Larry Gossett
Self
Production
Company
Shirley7 Films
Producer
Priscilla Arsove
Producer
Minda Martin
Producer
Anna Rudd
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