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	Podcast:		Bay Curious
	Episode:		Homes for All: Richmond's 1950s Attempt at Integrated Housing
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:23:58
	Publish Date:		2022-12-01 11:00:00
	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 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.
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