Learning from the Past

Hennepin History Museum brings the diverse history of people in Hennepin County to life. We help people understand their world through an exploration of local history with exhibits, public programs, a magazine, and a public research library.

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A panel discussion about environmental justice & transportation corridor planning

<p>Freeways like I-94 and I-35 displaced people, divided communities, and had environmental consequences, which continue to affect the natural environment and the health of those living near them. In this discussion, A Public History of 35W moderates a conversation about how people in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul are responding to social and environmental justice questions raised by freeway alignment projects in the past.<a href="https://35w.heritage.dash.umn.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> A Public History of 35W</a> is a community-collaborative oral history and research project on 35W in South Minneapolis from the University of Minnesota's Heritage Studies and Public History Program.</p>

<h3>Moderated by A Public History of 35W</h3><p><strong>Ernest Lloyd</strong>, former Director of Financial Operations and Support Services,  Minnesota Department of Transportation (PhD, Public Administration, Hamline University)</p><p><strong>Greg Donofrio</strong>, Associate Professor and Director, Heritage Studies and Public History, University of Minnesota</p>

<h3>Panelists include</h3><p><strong>Marvin Anderson</strong>, Chair and CEO, Rondo Center of Diverse Expression (R/CODE) and Board Chair, Reconnect Rondo</p><p><strong>Cyrus Knutson</strong>, Director, Center for Community Connections at Minnesota Department of Transportation</p><p><strong>Brian Muthyala</strong>, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota</p>

<h3>Co-host</h3><p>This event is co-hosted by the <a href="https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bell Museum</a> in conjunction with the traveling exhibit <a href="https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/climates-of-inequality/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice</em></a>.</p>

<h3>Image credit</h3><p>Saint Anthony Falls, 2020. Carol M. Highsmith. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints &amp; Photographs Division (LC-DIG-highsm- 63052)</p>

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