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Metropolitan Housing Development Corp, 429 U.S. 252 (1977), was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States dealing with a zoning ordinance that in a practical way barred families of various socio-economic, and ethno-racial backgrounds from residing in a neighborhood. The Court held that the ordinance was constitutional because there ...
White metropolis: race, ethnicity, and religion in Dallas, 1841–2001 (University of Texas Press, 2010). Selcer, Richard F. A History of Fort Worth in Black & White: 165 Years of African-American Life (University of North Texas Press, 2015). online; Wilson, William H. Hamilton Park: A Planned Black Community in Dallas (JHU Press, 1998) online.
African Americans formed a unique ethnic identity in Texas while facing the problems of societal and institutional discrimination as well as colorism for many years. The first person of African heritage to arrive in Texas was Estevanico , who came to Texas in 1528.
White Metropolis: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion in Dallas, 1841–2001 is a 2006 book by Michael Phillips, published by the University of Texas Press.It discusses race relations in Dallas, Texas, from the city's founding until the time of publication.
Housing in the United States had been segregated for a long time historically, this was not a new idea or reality. In an attempt to continue the path of racial segregation in housing, white homeowners in many U.S. cities regarded blacks as a social and economic threat to their neighborhoods and to maintaining racial homogeneity. [4]
In 1939, after attending the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, Alfred Chan and his friends were headed back home to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. “They got really hungry ...
The practice of housing segregation and racial discrimination has had a long history in the United States. Until the American civil rights movement in the 1960s, segregated neighborhoods were enforceable by law. The Fair Housing Act ended discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, and national ...
strengthen the Department of Justice Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. Sanford Police Department’s History of Questionable Conduct Trayvon Martin’s case is just one example of the Sanford Police Department’s (SPD) disturbing history of responses to incidents that involve African Americans. In addition to