Robert Moses

Well known in cities at the time were the City Beautiful movement and the city practical, however, social issues were merely pushed to the side. Wirka (1996) explains that “both are undoubtedly important movements in the history of planning” (p. 57), however, she goes on

Robert Moses has become such an influential figure in urban planning by creating one of the most popular cities in the world today. New York City is known for its diversity when it comes to the people who reside there and the business’s. Robert Moses will be remembered in a positive outlook for being the one who influenced

During the early 1900’s, Louisville attempted to segregate by creating regulations that kept Caucasian people from moving into a neighborhood where most of the minority races were already living and visa versa. They did not want for the races to mix so they created these laws which were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court trial “Buchanan v. Warley”(Broken Sidewalk). This also occurred in other cities but none were as prominent as the commotion created by Louisville. Because of the ruling of the Supreme Court, zonings were created where race was not able to be a reason for granting or denying the right to a house. There were still some places that were denying the sale of houses to blacks because they were in a “restricted housing covenant”. These were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1948, however, they still affected the lives and home sales of these houses that were considered “restricted”. Despite all these efforts, the neighborhoods were still heavily segregated socially and economically. People would only live with others of their same socioeconomic class which president Nixon saw as a big problem. He decided to take action in 1968 when he appointed George Romney the head of Housing and Urban development. George Romney was the governor for Michigan, and he strongly endorsed open housing and the integration of neighborhoods. Romney helped change the demographic of housing across the entire United

Imagine the home you lived in for decades, being knocked down for a football stadium, shopping center, or new housing. That is gentrification. Webster’s dictionary defines gentrification as “the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste” (“Gentrification”). Gentrification is not a new subject, as it has been occurring for centuries, dating back to medieval times, constructing forts over villages. Today, gentrification typically occurs in urban settings where buildings are vacant, and most of the residents live in poverty. Gentrification can destroy families, communities, and history. This topic is often at the center of debate for politics and town gossip, as developers are disrupting the current residents that reside in the vicinity. Gentrification occurs all around us, having pros and cons for each project. How is it ethical to kick individuals out of their home, and community for another’s benefit? Questions arise as the development and takeover of land often displaces individuals, their entire families, and livelihood. Temple University is a prime example of gentrification as well as other wealthy organizations, including football teams from the National Football League. The practice of gentrification comes to symbolize the new development and demolition of individual’s lives while trying to benefit the parties involved.

In Unkle Mozes, men from Uncle Moses’s old Shtetl come to the city and Uncle Moses employs the men in his shop. Uncle Moses uses his wealth and power to assert harsh labor practices onto his workers. The workers become exasperated by the dehumanizing conditions causing Charlie, a labor activist, to attempt to unionize the workers against Uncle Moses. Eventually, Uncle Moses becomes consumed by his love for Masha. However, she is in love with Charlie. The film and the book start off by showing how Uncle Moses clearly views himself as a wealthy and powerful man who is attempting to recreate the shtetl inside of his shop. The book and the film both end by showing how Masha has become enchanted by Uncle Moses. Although the book continues to show

The way how African Americans were treated during the 1950’s didn’t show prosperity due to the fact that whites had the upper hand in most cases. With the practice of African Americans purchasing affordable housing is a prime example of how the government used discrimination as a way to create racial discrimination between whites and blacks. For example in Document 1 it goes onto explain how local governments passed laws to prevent any new construction of single family homes to preserve white communities. With this it would have a corroboration with the Levittown because the town did not sell to African Americans but mostly to the white & middle class;

Body paragraph3- Everyone is entitled to a house, as long as they can afford it. Well, the Shelley Family had money and they bought a house in a white neighborhood. At the time, black people couldn't live in white neighborhoods so Kraemer sued to take the house back. The Supreme Court considered two questions: are racially-based restrictive covenants legal under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, and could they be enforced by a court of law. In the end, they realized that the argument violated equal protection from 14th amendment . But despite the ruling of the Court, the widespread practice of racial covenants continued, although it is now legally

This would prevent potential black homeowners from applying for loans, having mortgages etc. thus allowing highwaymen to prey on black families forcing them to pay the cost of buying with all the downsides of renting. Coates also points out that these racist housing practices of the decided “past” have forced North Lawndale to be “on the wrong end of virtually every socioeconomic indicator.” This has lead to a wealth gap in Chicago where “the average per capita income of Chicago’s white neighborhoods is almost three times that of its black neighborhoods.” Coates does acknowledge that life is better for blacks now but it “rests on a shaky foundation, and fault lines are everywhere.” Lastly, Coates acknowledges the impact Jim Crow has had on the lives of blacks in the states and how it furthered whites disregard for black well-being. Recounting the stories of angry, white mobs descending upon blacks in predetermined white neighborhoods, Coates displays how deeply ingrained both white supremacy and white entitlement are in society. As for Landrieu, do I think he would personally agree with

Before getting into the background of what makes New York City the “Supreme” city it is considered today, it is imperative for all to understand the hardships faced by those who attempted to make a difference. Individuals ventured through the sacred gates with only promise of wealth and happiness to feed the ambition in their souls. Soon thereafter, Tammany was formed, to provide protection and bind the people of each borough. Being part of Tammany created a unified and compact community, which was what strengthened each neighborhood. Jimmy Walker, the Mayor of New York City between 1926 and 1932, grew up in a Tammany neighborhood. Understanding the struggles encountered by people in his community, caused

Robert (Bob) Moses was an educator and civil rights activist. Robert Parris Moses was born January 23, 1935 in Harlem New York, and was referred to as Bob Moses. He’s known for his work as a leader of the Southern Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and an activist for voter education and registration in Mississippi during the 1960’s civil rights movement. He was a graduate of Hamilton College and completed a Master in Philosophy at Harvard University.

Robert Parris Moses is a civil rights activist . He was born January 23 ,1935 in Harlem, New York.By friends he is called Bob Moses .He fought for freedom many times during the 20th century. In 1952, he graduated from Stuyvesant High School. In 1956, he received his B.A .from Hamilton college, and his M.A. in philosophy."During the late 1950s Moses became increasingly interested in the civil rights struggle. In 1959 he helped Bayard Rustin with the second Youth March for Integrated Schools in Washington, D.C .In 1961 Moses faced nearly relentless violence and official intimidation, and was beaten and arrested in Amite County. He was the first African American to challenge white violence, and filed assault charges against his attacker.

Immediately after the Second World War, Robert Moses’ power increased exponentially. He then, got a control over city’s housing authority. Huge amount of money was spent by the federal government on the public housing and low income housing. This money was spent in New York at the command of Robert Moses. Up to that point Moses had been building mostly parks and bridges, now, he was going to build inside the city. No one could have predicted the magnitude of explosion that would overtake New York. Moses demanded to be the construction co-ordinater. The construction co-ordinater has to represent the city in all its dealing with federal government. And therefore, he got a control over public housing and federal money. In the end of the year 1948,

The intention behind Mr. Moses’ plan was the transformation of Manhattan into a center city that was connected directly to the suburbs via roadways built over the outer boroughs. Mr. Moses advocated the elimination of mixed-use cities by the creation of roadways making the locations easily accessible by automobile. Essentially creating a suburban utopia free of the externalities associated with congested city life and a commercial center city free of the hindrance associated with mixed land use (Homolka 2010).

Moses was a leader of the Hebrews and probably the most important figure in Judaism. He led the Hebrew people out of Egypt and into the Promise Land. His story is told in the book of Exodus, and begins when he was first born during the time that the pharaoh of Egypt declared that all male Hebrew babies were to be drowned at birth. Moses’ mother Yocheved, hid Moses and placed him in a basket in the reeds of the Nile River, where he was then found by the pharaoh’s daughter, who kept Moses and raised him as her own. In the story of Moses, he grows up and stumbles upon an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave. Out of anger Moses murders the Egyptian, and flees to Midian to escape his crime (Hays, 2000). In Midian, Moses rests besides a well,

As several people in the Philadelphia area know, Frank Rizzo served as a police officer [1968-1971] and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972-1980. Recently Frank Rizzo’s Statue has resulted in a major controversy between what is a battle of conflicting views about racism. The debate stands as to whether the statue should stay at the center of City Hall, or to be taken away. Although recent developments in Charlottesville and valid opinions of why the Frank Rizzo Statue should be put down or destroyed, the statue should stay as it symbolizes not only history of Philadelphia and its development, but identifies with what can be called a good use of public space.