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the United States out of the Great
Depression. Once the war effort was
in full swing, the next large migration
of rural workers poured into the city
to work in defense industries that
previously, because of their skin color,
had denied them jobs.
Nearly a decade later, the 50th
Anniversary publication indicated:
…Housing is [still] one of the great
needs of our neighborhood families. As
one of the sponsoring organizations of the
recent Institute on Housing at Washington
University, we are continuing our work in
the community to help alleviate one area
of distress. Through our relationship with
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Chapter Two: ‘Forgetting One’s Self in Service to Humanity’ (1928 – 1955)
E
F
P hotos:
E: Day Nursey child on
playground, circa 1940s
F: Ups and downs on the
teeter totter, circa 1940s
… almost three
months before the
bombing of Pearl
Harbor and the
nation-wide gearing
up to fight that
finally took the
United States out of
the Great Depression.