Question

What did Transportation Secretary Buttigieg mean when he

acknowledged the "racism physically built into some of our
highways"?
SELECT AN ANSWER
O Many people of color were denied access to the
interstate highway system.
O Highways were not built in cities with high
concentrations of people of color.
O Many people of color lost their homes as a result of
interstate highway construction.
O States with high concentrations of people of color were
denied money to build highways.

Answer 1

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg referred to the discriminatory impact of highway construction on marginalized communities, particularly communities of color.

Step-by-step explanation:

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg acknowledged the 'racism physically built into some of our highways' as a reference to the discriminatory impact of highway construction on marginalized communities. The construction of the interstate highway system in the mid-20th century often resulted in the destruction of urban neighborhoods, particularly impacting working-class communities of color.

Highways were often built through these neighborhoods, displacing residents and further segregating cities. This had long-lasting social and economic consequences, as it facilitated suburbanization for white Americans while leaving economically disadvantaged African Americans behind in urban cores.