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Baltimore Urban League Minority Occupancy and Housing Values

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.012 Author/Creator: Baltimore Urban League Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Pamphlet Date: 14 October 1957 Pagination: 1 pamphlet 8 p. : Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet dated October 14, 1957 entitled, "Minority Occupancy and Housing Values," printed by the Baltimore Urban League. Raises issues of housing in non-white neighborhoods; costs of houses rising while analyzing the change of occupancy by race; the socio-economic status of black families living in Baltimore; costs for maintenance and property improvement; family attitudes; housing conditions for black families after moving into areas white families have left; and a case study of families moving to houses located on Longwood Street in Baltimore.

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