Negro Homes More Widely Distributed In Philadelphia Than Elsewhere

Title

Negro Homes More Widely Distributed In Philadelphia Than Elsewhere

Subject

Philadelphia, PA; Major R.R. Wright; African American Home Ownership; Low Wages

Description

Between 1917 and 1928, Philadelphia experienced an increase in African American home owners. Despite traditionally low wages for Black workers, this increase in home ownership reveals their determination to save whatever they could to settle their families in Philadelphia.

Creator

Major R.R. Wright

Source

The Philadelphia Tribune

Publisher

WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014

Date

December 10, 1931

Contributor

Kristen Waltz

Rights

Used by permission of the Philadelphia Tribune Company, Inc. All rights reserved. The Philadelphia Tribune, with 130 years of continuous publication, is the oldest newspaper in the United States serving the African-American community.

Format

JPG

Type

Text

Original Format

Newspaper

Files

JPEG Negro Homes More Widely Distributed.jpg


Citation

Major R.R. Wright, “Negro Homes More Widely Distributed In Philadelphia Than Elsewhere,” Goin' North, accessed October 6, 2024, https://www.goinnorth.org/items/show/225.