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An African American veteran of World War II who sought to buy a house in Richmond, California in 1952, and then successfully moved into the predominantly white suburb of Rollingwood with the help of a white friend. However, a white mob soon formed on Gary’s front lawn, and the police refused to intervene, even on the governor’s orders. Gary’s story shows both how the government often fails to enforce on-the-books laws and how racist white people in the 20th century would stop at little to prevent integration, even after it became legal.
Wilbur Gary Quotes in The Color of Law
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Chapter 9
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State-sponsored violence was a means, along with many others, by which all levels of government maintained segregation in Louisville and elsewhere. The Wades and Marshalls were only two middle-class families confronted with hostile state power when they tried to cross the residential color line. How many other middle-class African Americans in Louisville were intimidated from attempting to live in neighborhoods of their own choosing after hearing of the Wade and Marshall experiences? Did the next generation imbibe a fear of integration from their parents? How long do the memories of such events last? How long do they continue to intimidate?
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Wilbur Gary Quotes in The Color of Law
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Chapter 9
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State-sponsored violence was a means, along with many others, by which all levels of government maintained segregation in Louisville and elsewhere. The Wades and Marshalls were only two middle-class families confronted with hostile state power when they tried to cross the residential color line. How many other middle-class African Americans in Louisville were intimidated from attempting to live in neighborhoods of their own choosing after hearing of the Wade and Marshall experiences? Did the next generation imbibe a fear of integration from their parents? How long do the memories of such events last? How long do they continue to intimidate?
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