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Homes for All: Richmond's 1950s Attempt at Integrated Housing
FromBay Curious
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A group of Black ministers convinced a local Richmond developer to build homes that would be available to all Americans, including Black Americans, in the early 1950s long before the Fair Housing Act. We trace the history of that activism and the fate of the community over the decades.
Additional Reading:
Homes for All: Richmond's 1950s Attempt at Integrated Housing
To Place Our Deeds: The African American Community in Richmond, California, 1910-1963
An Exploration of Our History: The Story of North Richmond
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This story was reported by Ariana Proehl. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font and Brendan Willard. Our Social Video Intern is Darren Tu. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Jenny Pritchett and Holly Kernan.
Additional Reading:
Homes for All: Richmond's 1950s Attempt at Integrated Housing
To Place Our Deeds: The African American Community in Richmond, California, 1910-1963
An Exploration of Our History: The Story of North Richmond
Sign up for the Bay Curious newsletter
Read the transcript here
Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts
This story was reported by Ariana Proehl. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font and Brendan Willard. Our Social Video Intern is Darren Tu. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Jenny Pritchett and Holly Kernan.
Released:
Dec 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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