Ep. 44 Drowned Towns: How the US Has Strategically Flooded Historically Black Towns

In this episode of History Fix, I tell the stories of four historically Black towns that are now underwater: Oscarville, Georgia, Kowaliga (Benson), Alabama, Vanport, Oregon, and Seneca Village in New York City. We'll take a look at how and why these fledgling towns were destroyed and the ripple effect it's had on Black Americans even today. www.historyfixpodcast.comSources: Travel Noire "5 Black American Towns Hidden Under Lakes and Ultimately From History Books"11alive "Relative o...