Washington Elms
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In Cambridge, the decades following 1920 came with "disruptive government-enforced housing segregation." In 1938, a low-income tenement neighborhood was razed. In the late 1930s and 1940s, two housing developments were build in the tenement's place: Newton Court and Washington Elms. The city practiced segregation within these developments, and Washington Elms was primarily the assignment for Black residents. At the time of Washington Elms' creation, Black residents equaled approximately 4.9% of Cambridgeport's population.
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Washington Elms
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Sources
“Special Focus: The State of Black Cambridge.” Cambridge Community Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation, 7 Apr. 2021, https://cambridgecf.org/ei-report/special-focus/.
“Washington Elms.” CHA, Cambridge Housing Authority, 15 Dec. 2020, https://cambridge-housing.org/locations/washington-elms/.
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