From Lansing to Black Bottom: The Impact of Urban Renewal

Twentieth century urban renewal practices had a profound impact on neighborhoods across Michigan. Two of them, Lansing’s Westside and Detroit’s Black Bottom, saw the destruction of homes, businesses and community institutions for the building of new highways. Learn the stories of those neighborhoods during “From Lansing to Black Bottom: The Impact of Urban Renewal,” a program at the Michigan History Center, on October 23, 2025, from 1-3 p.m.

The program will include screenings of oral history interviews from the Black Bottom Archives and the Historical Society of Greater Lansing’s documentary called, “They Even Took the Dirt,” as well as a panel discussion with former residents from both neighborhoods.

This event, co-hosted by the Black Bottom Archives and the Historical Society of Greater Lansing, is free and open to the public.

You may also like the following events from Michigan History Center:

• This Sunday, 28th September, 01:30 pm, StoryTime with CADL in Lansing
• Next month, 18th October, 10:00 am, Michigan Archaeology Day 2025 in Lansing

Also check out other Business events in Lansing.