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Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding

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SHILOH COMMUNITY, Ala.—Pastor Timothy Williams said he’s not giving up his fight for justice.

It’s a battle that has garnered national headlines and brought prominent leaders, including then Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, to the small, historically Black community with the goal of addressing repeated flooding caused by the elevation of US-84, a project overseen by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).

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