![]() ![]() The red areas had it rough since they were filled with African Americans and other minorities living there and they were not allowed to have any loans. However, to decide who got these loans, the government created redlining (color-coded maps) resembling green areas as good and red areas as bad. In the 1930s, as part of the new deal, FER created loan programs to help Americans finance their homes. These suburbs were a safe haven for whites moving there because it was paradise to them, even if it was a fake utopia. There was a suburbia called Levittown, an area where veterans coming home can buy affordable homes. In the past, segregation for housing was an issue for blacks who wanted to move or live in a better home, but loans were not in their favor. The actions taken by previous activist have sparked someone else to the fight, Ann Atwater, fighting for better housing for blacks. He is stating that they were both being assailed by their friends from their betrayal to the fight since they were working with one another. Ellis recalls, “Both of us were like two people without a country for a while there”. These two activists were from different worlds, but had more in common with each other when it came to doing the right thing for both sides. Each person had their own fights that they were passionate about, Atwater with her fight for better housing in the black community and Ellis’ fight in school segregation. Osha Davidson demonstrates that race is tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible when people start to listen to one another, even in the most divisive situations. Atwater, and her unlikely friendship with C.P. By taking a true story of effort and charisma from one black woman, Ann G. Osha Gray Davidson wrote the book ‘The Best of Enemies’ and how it offered a portrait of relationships that defied all odds. These movements have also changed the minds of many whites to see the error in their ways and accept this change. The movements that occurred during history, have shaped the black community, giving them hope for the future. The struggle of racism has hurt many people of color, but has brought upon good fortune from their actions to be treated as citizens of the U.S. ![]()
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