USP 1

King

Growth of African American culture in Harlem, New York, Urban League gave more opportunities to skilled AfAm workers

Roger and Me

Big companies like GM were supported by a lot of smaller workers but put all of them out of business in favor of cheaper labor despite everything communities did for them

Sandoval

In Lawndale, many families were worried about black families moving in so realtors bought houses from them for low prices and sold it to black families for inflated prices, essentially segregating neighborhoods (blockbusting). Oak Cliffs tried to pass integration policies bc whites didn't want blacks in their neighborhood so promotional videos about the idea of integration didn't even include black people (growth of Sunbelt and military bases due to air conditioning) 

Phillips

Many minority neighborhoods have grown to have to bear a hefty burden from relying so much on subprime mortgages (increases risk of foreclosures). There are still instances of modern redlining

Connolly

A couple was discriminated against due to their race and were given a lower estimation value of their home. They did everything right according to redlining and community but they were still discriminated against 

Chinatown

People who controlled water in southern CA had a lot of power bc it was an important resource for sunbelt cities. People who controlled it like Noah Cross could get away with horrible things that hurt lots like convincing everyone that CA had a drought

Arizona Mirror

There were many legal issues over the control of water between two native tribes. Concerns over who controls water as a valuable commodity

Bloch

Shade in Los Angeles is expensive so richer areas can plant trees but poorer areas sacrifice shade for larger roads which leave no sidewalk space for trees or forms of shade

Coal video

Coal is burned to heat up water and turn it into steam which then rotates a turbine to generate power. The main issue is dealing with the byproducts that could prevent coal dust and acid rain 

Redlining

a discriminatory practice where financial services are denied to people who live in communities that are considered to be of poor economic standing, was in part due to race

Fair Housing Act of 1968

banned discrimination in housing based on race, gender, religion, ethnicity, etc. 

urban renewal

a government-aided revitalization of blighted areas through slum clearance and more construction and infrastructure 

Ronek Park

a non-discriminatory housing community that was given for people of color, especially if they couldn't find housing in Levittown

Colorado River Compact

an agreement between western sunbelt states that splits up water usage from the Colorado River equally

eminent domain

the ability for the government to buy people's property to take the land and turn it into public projects like roads or services

manifest destiny

the idea that America was destined to expand to both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean during the age of westward expansion 

Navajo Power Generating Station

a large power generating station that had contention with another native group over the usage of water

gentrification

the process of improving the infrastructure of low-value communities and turning it into a wealthier area with wealthier residents, often increasing rent prices and pushing away the low-income residents out of the neighborhood

GI Bill

a law the provided lots of benefits to veterans who fought in WWII such as affordable housing with low-interest mortgages but the benefits were limited to colored veterans