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What You Can Do About Racial Prejudice In Housing Page 7

6. A selected bibliography which you may find useful both for work in your community, and to help you achieve a deeper understanding of the facts concerning prejudice and housing.
THE ERA OF SOCIAL CHANGE
Of the many social changes that have so sharply altered the face of America in the last fifteen years, none has had more basic effect than the vast mass-movement of population, both economically and geographically. None has brought more pressure to bear on long-accepted social traditions.
The Negro was--and is--part of this movement.
The growing economic and political power of non-whites, as well as the increase in their numbers, has led to one of the greatest of these pressures against tradition: the pressure against the color-line boundaries between the Negro ghetto and the traditionally white neighborhood. As Negroes have moved up the economic ladder and become able to leave the slums (their place being taken by new arrivals from the South and by Puerto Ricans), they have forced a re-examination of attitudes about housing and integration--and about prejudice itself.
during this same fifteen year span, major cities have been facing the problems of urban renewal and slum clearance. Great housing projects, often government supported, have been built--and Negro families have queued-up along with whites to take advantage of modern housing at moderate cost. The growing importance of the Negro vote, and the growing awareness of America's world position as it relates to her treatment of minorities, has led to a growing trend toward housing integration in the North.
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6. A selected bibliography which you may find useful both for work in your community, and to help you achieve a deeper understanding of the facts concerning prejudice and housing. THE ERA OF SOCIAL CHANGE Of the many social changes that have so sharply altered the face of America in the last fifteen years, none has had more basic effect than the vast mass-movement of population, both economically and geographically. None has brought more pressure to bear on long-accepted social traditions. The Negro was--and is--part of this movement. The growing economic and political power of non-whites, as well as the increase in their numbers, has led to one of the greatest of these pressures against tradition: the pressure against the color-line boundaries between the Negro ghetto and the traditionally white neighborhood. As Negroes have moved up the economic ladder and become able to leave the slums (their place being taken by new arrivals from the South and by Puerto Ricans), they have forced a re-examination of attitudes about housing and integration--and about prejudice itself. during this same fifteen year span, major cities have been facing the problems of urban renewal and slum clearance. Great housing projects, often government supported, have been built--and Negro families have queued-up along with whites to take advantage of modern housing at moderate cost. The growing importance of the Negro vote, and the growing awareness of America's world position as it relates to her treatment of minorities, has led to a growing trend toward housing integration in the North. 7