Week 5 Post 3

 Week 5 Post 3- Informal summary

This week's chapter was all about private agreements in neighborhoods about race. I found a lot of this stuff really interesting, and it was a good way to remember information since it discussed more about the FHA, which I learned all about in the previous chapter. I find the neighborhood associations especially interesting, because I know people today who live in places with neighborhood associations, and the fact that this is what it came from is so strange, knowing so many still exist in suburbs in the U.S. This chapter went into a lot of details of supreme court proceedings, much of which I didn't write down, since it took me a while to understand and I will probably need to read some parts again to take more concise notes. Something else that really cought my attention in this chapter was the use of air raid wardens in Culver City it discusses. That intersection of WWII and the racism still happening throughout our country is so so interesting to me. 

Some questions I have going forward:

- What other examples are there of the intersection of WWII and racism in the U.S.?

- What other organizations we know today stem from racist roots?

- What other forms of oppression used similar tactics during this time?

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  1. Ms. DunleyApril 27, 2023 at 9:40 AM

    What would you do to address these issues with neighborhood associations and private agreements? Can the government get involved?

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    1. Sofia ReamMay 15, 2023 at 3:18 PM

      Historically, because these were private organizations (like churches), the government did not involve themselves, because under our capitalist system they believed it was not their business to interfere with private organizations. Presently, the civil rights act and fourteenth amendment have been acknowledged to apply to private groups.

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