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Day 20: Remembering Local History during Black History Month Barbara Morris’s childhood home was relocated from Belews Street (near the area of Third and Research Parkway) to Cunningham Avenue when U.S. Route 52 was constructed. In 1958, several hundred families were forced to leave their homes to make way for this new highway, part of the city’s urban renewal project. The entire neighborhood was razed. Morris, a secretary of the Belews Street Reunion, which first gathered …in 1955, advocated “for recognition of the neighborhood’s history.” Morris continues to keep the history of this area alive by sharing her memories. In 2014, a historical marker was unveiled in recognition of this neighborhood’s history. The Depot Street Renaissance mural by Leo Rucker represents the contributions of just a few of the many individuals, businesses and institutions that made the neighborhood that is now the Innovation Quarter a prestigious community and a thriving hub of Black enterprise. Visit the mural on 7th Street between Research Pkwy and Vine St: https://bit.ly/3JpF9jP #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2022 #BHM2022 #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #bhm #blacklivesmatter #blm #blackhistory #history