What's so interesting, and sad, is how closely the story of East Knoxville mirrors other cities like St. Louis, Louisville, and Tulsa. Racialized zoning, slum clearance, restrictive covenants -- it's the same story in place after place. Something is fundamentally wrong with the way American cities have been designed for the past 100+ years, and I'm glad that the conversation is focusing on these failures.
It's even worse than you mentioned. The segregation created inequality in public education. East Knoxville became a town inside a town with all of the affluent families migrating away for the most part. South Knoxville also had the physical separation due to the river and geological terrain. It too was left behind as all of the future development followed the easiest path west of the city since it was mainly farmland. The city leader's vision of Knoxville always conflicted with the residents of East Knoxville so the residents either were ignored or projects were never considered for that area going forward. The University destroyed communities and businesses on the other side but it received development funding which in turn created growth for jobs
I'm glad she's talking about it like this! Right after slavery, many blacks had it very good until the proclamation period. It started getting worse for blacks after 1950s. So what she saying is correct.
I love this content about Knoxville. I lived there for a few months. But, have always went through. To Gatlinburg/ Pigeon Forge. I explored all of the predominantly black areas. Of course. I'm a black man. Just to see the difference of where I'm from. The Memphis area. But, Knoxville is a really beautiful place. I actually miss it. Keep up the good work young lady 💯
I lived on that side for some years. There is some beautiful architecture and good folks, but it's almost as if it sits in a vacuum. It's completely different from any other side and I've known people who have never left that side for anything. Many residents are resistant to any change (and rightly so)
I lived in the Knoxville area around 2007 (not in the city, but in an adjoining county) and worked about six blocks north of Magnolia Avenue in East Knoxville. I am white, all my co-workers were white. I was always told by them that the area was dangerous. I was shown an area where a famous double murder of two white people was committed. I was told that prostitutes would try to get in my work truck at a certain location in the area. Despite this, I never felt in danger in the area and have been back there multiple times with no sense of danger. It is shameful that ignorant and racist governments and urban planners were given so much power to make changes that disproportionately affected the black community. IMO, this was the intention of these planning programs, to label predominately black areas as "slums" and attempt to restrict black people into "designated" areas where attempts would be made to control them (i.e. overpolicing). When viewed in comparison to the rest of Knoxville, East Knoxville feels very left behind. Good video! Thanks!
Yeah, I'm very glad to have gotten out Knoxville while I could still afford it. I'm in a rural area now, gonna move back when I save up more. I saw a boom coming and didn't like it, so I ran. 😂
you said a whole lot of stuff but at the end of the day it's real simple why they live there. People move where they can afford to live. Public transit reliance is another factor. That sums up the majority of why they live there.
Very interesting that the same issues keep the conversations about division and gentrification going. The real problems are more in how we are taught in our morals and manners. More and more of the family values are getting lost. Self respect and respect for others. Many of those people were compensated if they owned those properties. Cities all over this country claim imminent domaian to more run down areas to expand and make the economy better for the area or city. The key to take advantage of the oportunities in any of these senarios is willingness to do so. "Gentrification" has taken on a negative connotation usually because people mostly lower income are afraid of change even if it means a much better low income housing for them. "Gentrification" really means; the process of making someone or something more refined, polite, or respectible. If that doesn't come from within then the cycle repeats. Blaming others for missed opportunities to better yourself has always been a cop out to give up and take what you get kind of resentment.
Nobody forces you to live there ! Just because you’re Black, have 8 kids from 8 different fathers who are in 8 different prisons , have the same IQ as the “snap card” you carry. Doesn’t make you the victim. Your life choices do 💋
It's not about you. It's a recitation of history-something that frightens people like you. Why I don't know. I feel sorry that you are married to your ignorance.
@@bansheezs I agree. We've paved everything for the automobile. What's left over we've carved up into strip malls and houses on little plots of grass no one uses. I'd prefer more open spaces
@@vitamaltz I think really the only way this can happen is a european type model where pretty much everyone lives in multi family housing and share a common nature areas. Idk if that mentality exists in the US, people like their single family homes where they can do whatever they want to it without really having to worry about sharing a wall. I wanted to see what your thoughts are on trains vs buses. I am from a large city Denver where it has light rail trains around the city. I wasn't really impressed. They were very expensive to use, so much that I could drive my car and pay for parking downtown and drive back and it would be the same price but I would save myself a bit of time with the car. I have always thought that trains really only work in the densest of cities where buses would be too crowded. I think dedicated bus lanes would be better, where buses can ignore stops that are empty where nobody wants to stop and save some time. They are also able to change over time and add new lines and bus stops where trains are stuck on the same route.
Yeah you can’t win with people like this. If we live in the same neighborhood they call it gentrification. If we live away we get called racist. If we try and hang out and just enmesh ourselves with all neighbors and cultures we get accused of appropriation. There is no winning with people who insist on reminding the victim in every situation.
that's because you refuse to understand the facts and accept the truth. the evidence is well documented that urban renewal and gentrification has harmed and stifled Black America for decades.
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What's so interesting, and sad, is how closely the story of East Knoxville mirrors other cities like St. Louis, Louisville, and Tulsa. Racialized zoning, slum clearance, restrictive covenants -- it's the same story in place after place. Something is fundamentally wrong with the way American cities have been designed for the past 100+ years, and I'm glad that the conversation is focusing on these failures.
Very interesting to know how urban planning had affected the Black community in East Tenesssee. Good job 👍
It's even worse than you mentioned. The segregation created inequality in public education. East Knoxville became a town inside a town with all of the affluent families migrating away for the most part. South Knoxville also had the physical separation due to the river and geological terrain. It too was left behind as all of the future development followed the easiest path west of the city since it was mainly farmland. The city leader's vision of Knoxville always conflicted with the residents of East Knoxville so the residents either were ignored or projects were never considered for that area going forward. The University destroyed communities and businesses on the other side but it received development funding which in turn created growth for jobs
Boo hoo! Come visit SF where I live and see what happens when blakc people and democrats control your city.
IDIOT
I'm glad she's talking about it like this! Right after slavery, many blacks had it very good until the proclamation period. It started getting worse for blacks after 1950s. So what she saying is correct.
Thanks for tackling this topic and sharing what you learned!
I love this content about Knoxville. I lived there for a few months. But, have always went through. To Gatlinburg/ Pigeon Forge. I explored all of the predominantly black areas. Of course. I'm a black man. Just to see the difference of where I'm from. The Memphis area. But, Knoxville is a really beautiful place. I actually miss it. Keep up the good work young lady 💯
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This was cool, glad I bumped into it and watched
Same here.
I used to live in east knox. Great video ma'am
I lived on that side for some years. There is some beautiful architecture and good folks, but it's almost as if it sits in a vacuum. It's completely different from any other side and I've known people who have never left that side for anything. Many residents are resistant to any change (and rightly so)
I love East Knoxville I am from east knoxville i love it get over it I loved in Magnolia Ave
Wow! Great job! You are amazing! Keep up the good work.. go far!
All done by design; by Any means Necessary! This happened throughout this So-called great USA! The Insidious mindset is Always on CODE!
I lived in the Knoxville area around 2007 (not in the city, but in an adjoining county) and worked about six blocks north of Magnolia Avenue in East Knoxville. I am white, all my co-workers were white. I was always told by them that the area was dangerous. I was shown an area where a famous double murder of two white people was committed. I was told that prostitutes would try to get in my work truck at a certain location in the area. Despite this, I never felt in danger in the area and have been back there multiple times with no sense of danger.
It is shameful that ignorant and racist governments and urban planners were given so much power to make changes that disproportionately affected the black community. IMO, this was the intention of these planning programs, to label predominately black areas as "slums" and attempt to restrict black people into "designated" areas where attempts would be made to control them (i.e. overpolicing). When viewed in comparison to the rest of Knoxville, East Knoxville feels very left behind. Good video! Thanks!
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Great video
Yeah, I'm very glad to have gotten out Knoxville while I could still afford it. I'm in a rural area now, gonna move back when I save up more. I saw a boom coming and didn't like it, so I ran. 😂
you said a whole lot of stuff but at the end of the day it's real simple why they live there. People move where they can afford to live. Public transit reliance is another factor. That sums up the majority of why they live there.
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Very interesting that the same issues keep the conversations about division and gentrification going. The real problems are more in how we are taught in our morals and manners. More and more of the family values are getting lost. Self respect and respect for others. Many of those people were compensated if they owned those properties. Cities all over this country claim imminent domaian to more run down areas to expand and make the economy better for the area or city. The key to take advantage of the oportunities in any of these senarios is willingness to do so. "Gentrification" has taken on a negative connotation usually because people mostly lower income are afraid of change even if it means a much better low income housing for them. "Gentrification" really means; the process of making someone or something more refined, polite, or respectible. If that doesn't come from within then the cycle repeats. Blaming others for missed opportunities to better yourself has always been a cop out to give up and take what you get kind of resentment.
you have no idea what you are talking about... you just spouted bs
Nobody forces you to live there !
Just because you’re Black, have 8 kids from 8 different fathers who are in 8 different prisons , have the same IQ as the “snap card” you carry. Doesn’t make you the victim.
Your life choices do 💋
Please don’t listen to the stereotypes
The other issues of what happened before are accurate though.
Policies
you sure you WHAT DESTROYED KNOXVILLE you sure ,or is it what or who is voting for who.
You will not make me feel white guilt for moving where I damn choose!
It's not about you. It's a recitation of history-something that frightens people like you. Why I don't know. I feel sorry that you are married to your ignorance.
you seem anti car. Why is that?
Development for the automobile has come at the expense of communities that work for humans.
@@vitamaltz Idk, I think humans tend to like nature and open spaces. Its more natural to them than a dense concrete jungle.
@@bansheezs I agree. We've paved everything for the automobile. What's left over we've carved up into strip malls and houses on little plots of grass no one uses. I'd prefer more open spaces
@@vitamaltz I think really the only way this can happen is a european type model where pretty much everyone lives in multi family housing and share a common nature areas.
Idk if that mentality exists in the US, people like their single family homes where they can do whatever they want to it without really having to worry about sharing a wall.
I wanted to see what your thoughts are on trains vs buses. I am from a large city Denver where it has light rail trains around the city. I wasn't really impressed. They were very expensive to use, so much that I could drive my car and pay for parking downtown and drive back and it would be the same price but I would save myself a bit of time with the car.
I have always thought that trains really only work in the densest of cities where buses would be too crowded. I think dedicated bus lanes would be better, where buses can ignore stops that are empty where nobody wants to stop and save some time. They are also able to change over time and add new lines and bus stops where trains are stuck on the same route.
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I was on your side until you brought up gentrification smh
Yeah you can’t win with people like this. If we live in the same neighborhood they call it gentrification. If we live away we get called racist. If we try and hang out and just enmesh ourselves with all neighbors and cultures we get accused of appropriation. There is no winning with people who insist on reminding the victim in every situation.
that's because you refuse to understand the facts and accept the truth. the evidence is well documented that urban renewal and gentrification has harmed and stifled Black America for decades.