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In what year was Jane Jacobs arrested for inciting a crowd at a public hearing?
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Jane Jacobs was arrested in 1968 for inciting a crowd at a public hearing to oppose a plan to build an expressway through Greenwich Village in New York City. Jacobs was a writer and activist who was known for her opposition to urban renewal projects that she believed would destroy the character of neighborhoods.
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