Liberty City (Miami)

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Liberty City is a district of Miami . It's located a few miles north of Downtown Miami . Of the 43,000 residents, 95 percent are African-Americans.

The first housing developments (Liberty Square) were built for a black middle class in the 1930s as part of the New Deal . Liberty City became a meeting point for black culture during the segregation of Miami.

The Oscar-winning film Moonlight (2016) was partially shot in Liberty City.

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