Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-05-21

on the open market. Hereto
purchased by Negroes and OF
strict Jim Crow ghetto pattern.
With a few notable except
projects even above the Mason
Dixon line are operated on a seq
regated basis.
The Sumner project in Mime
apols was run on a Jim Crow
plan for years and II was only AZ
ter a bitter struggle a few years
ago the project adopted an inte-
grated policy.
Housing for Negroes has always
been in a dead heat with employ
ment as the number one problem
confronting the group and It has
only been within the past few
years that the human relations
and social agencies began to shift
their programs from employment
TO housing.
Being Watched Over Nation
In many respects. the Tilsen
development, located In south Min
neapolis between 10th st. and 47th
st. on Third. Clinton, Fourth and
Fifth avenues So. Is Q pilot pro-
ject and Is being watched with
keen interest by the FILA, the
housing diviaion Of the Veterans
administration and real estate
boards and agencies.
Some housing experts have
predicted that u the TIlsen de-
VeIopnent 10 suoceaGfuL builders
I'm other cities win undoubtedly
follow Minneapolis and open pEi-
Ate housing Developments 30
Negroes ON an lnteRrAted basis.
II has only been recently that
the National Real Estate Board
has began to show any real con-
Germ about the Negro market.
The supreme court decision, out
lawing restrictive covenants has
been q great help In the housing
situation because prior 10 the de-
cision Negroes and other minori-
ties could be prevented legally
from occupying property that had
covenants which denied non
whites occupancy In covenanted
property except as servants.
However In most communities
the decision didn't change the at
titudes or practices Of real estate
companies Of not selling or rent
ing to Negroes and other minori-
ties outside Of prescribed areas
that they Cthe real estate firmsI
set aside for them.
Az q matter OF fact, most real
estate boards have In their code
of ethics for members that II Ii
not proper for them TO sell or rent
a home 10 a person who does not
conform TO the racial or religious
pattern Of the existing neighbor-
hood.
The FILA and the veterans
housing section. both government
agencies also have been very re-
luctRnt to 60 contrary 10 the prac-
tees and policies Of the local real
estate boards.
In the current AFRO-AMERI-
CAN Newspaper. Jimmy Hicks.
columnist and writer. IL exposing
the Jim Crow practices Of the
FLA and the Levitt Corp. rcputed
70 be the nations largest home
builder. Levitt has systematically
excluded Negroes from all It's de-
velopments on the eastern sea-
board
The fIBdings % . housing
study made BY tAs nam CITY
UrtuAn League IN 1858 showed
that IN Minneapolis between
1919 and 1859, 0SsS single and
two family awciIlngs were built
and no msre than 70 Negro farm .
IIBes have gAlnsd Aecess % ssch
property N puscha@erA."
From 1870 20 1850 the Negro
population In Minneapolis In
creased 90 per cent compared 70
the city's overall Increase Of Eix
per cent the study revealed
Survey showed
The survey went On % state:
Negro families cannot buy or
rent property under the same con-
dfti0ns a. white families: that this
condition places Negro home nesk-
sFs In an sxploitAble econounie and
social position and that . care
fully Designed program Of o.
osntrahEAtioa seems IN order IN
iems Minneapolis wants 70 invfts
condition comparable 90 souss
other Isas fortUnAts eittas IN this
regard"
PEanw 70 ne Tilp~n 9sveiDpmant.
. ssw pg4vats ho1an9 pr0tssts
were plannad buf fniimd % set
c0mmmaty @4ppuri and sn0orss-