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Season 2 Episode 1 | 54m 57s
A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around: from Broadway in New York and Wilshire in Los Angeles, to the Boston Post Road and the Lincoln Highway. Find out which 10 streets made the list.
Aired: 07/10/18
Expired: 08/07/18
Video has closed captioning.
10 Streets That Changed America
Web Extra: Segregation on Streetcars
Richard Campanella, professor at Tulane University, talks about segregation in New Orleans
Web Extra: Van Buren vs. Horse
Former President Martin Van Buren fell from his horse-drawn carriage on the National Road.
Web Extra: How A Highway Paved the Way to Opportunities
The Lincoln Highway gave women and people of color unprecedented freedom to travel.
Web Extra: Artifacts of the Boston Post Road
Many historic remnants can still be found along today's Boston Post Road.
Web Extra: The Fight to Remember Black Wall Street
Reconciliation Park is an effort to remember and learn from the devastation in Tulsa, OK.
