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Milwaukee's Bronzeville is making a huge comeback

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Once a dynamic Black neighborhood, Milwaukee's Bronzeville was destroyed significantly by highway construction.

Now, its Black Holocaust Museum is reopening after being closed for more than a decade as well as other cultural touchstones, including a new cultural center. It's also got new restaurants and has been included in The New York Times's "52 Places for a Changed World."

Wisconsin Public Radio's Corrinne Hess reports.

This segment aired on February 15, 2022.

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