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Description
During the 1950s, a combination of factors contributed to the increased suburbanization of the American landscape. To meet the housing demand created by large numbers of soldiers returning from World War II, developers began building on the relatively empty outskirts of urban areas. The increasing popularity of the automobile, coupled with the 40,000 miles of expressway created by the 1956 Interstate Highway Act, allowed people to live in far-flung,...
2) Neighbors
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English
Description
A provocative, emotion-packed drama about race relations in an all-white suburban community, this play depicts the confrontation between an upper-class white couple who is selling their suburban home and the black couple from Harlem who plans to buy it. In negotiating the sale, all four parties learn a little more about each other - and a lot about their own latent prejudices.