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Who Killed Fourth Ward?

  • Documentary

January 1, 1978 (US)

2h 53m

This is the story of a small downtown neighborhood which sees itself caught in the wake of the city's growth

Originally founded as Freedman’s Town after the Civil War, The Fourth Ward is one of the oldest and most culturally significant black communities in Houston, Texas. In the 1970s, the city along with big business interests planned to redevelop the Fourth Ward in order to revitaliz...

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