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West Coast housing drive reshapes Negro life
In Canoga Park and Los Angeles County the arrival of Black families reshapes neighborhoods as fear and rumors fade. A Methodist minister and CORE efforts push integration, while some subdivisions resist Black buyers. National policy leans on Kennedy orders, and experts warn the ghetto could worsen without broader action.
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Los Angeles
Bob Maxwells
Canoga Park
Maxwells
Bob Maxwell
San Fernando Valley
Thesel
Maxwell
South
West
Los Angeles County
California
New York City
Philadelphia
Detroit
Watts
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality
Wilmington
Karl Walter
Mainain