About: Gary–Hammond barrier

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In 1981, the city council of Hammond, Indiana, constructed a barrier or dike where 165th Street meets the border of Gary, to keep toxic flood water out. Originally intended as temporary, the barrier sparked years of controversy between mostly-white Hammond and mostly-Black Gary. The barrier remains there to this day.

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  • In 1981, the city council of Hammond, Indiana, constructed a barrier or dike where 165th Street meets the border of Gary, to keep toxic flood water out. Originally intended as temporary, the barrier sparked years of controversy between mostly-white Hammond and mostly-Black Gary. The barrier remains there to this day. (en)
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  • In 1981, the city council of Hammond, Indiana, constructed a barrier or dike where 165th Street meets the border of Gary, to keep toxic flood water out. Originally intended as temporary, the barrier sparked years of controversy between mostly-white Hammond and mostly-Black Gary. The barrier remains there to this day. (en)
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