Name: Millennium Year 2000 A.D. and 50th Year-End Celebration of Pleasantville's Community Growth
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Author: Sharp Sr, Geneva/G Doris/D ; Sharp Sr, Talmadge and Geneva
ISBN: 9781517005474

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Millennium Year 2000 A.D. and 50th Year-End Celebration of Pleasantville's Community Growth

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Physical Book

Author

Talmadge and Geneva Sharp Sr

Contributions by

Geneva/G Doris/D Sharp Sr

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.4x20.3x0.4 cm

Weight

0.15 kg.

ISBN13

9781517005474

Synopsis "Millennium Year 2000 A.D. and 50th Year-End Celebration of Pleasantville's Community Growth"

From the austere and humble prairie beginnings to the deeply felt civic pride that pervades Pleasantville today, not one streetlamp is taken for granted. Not in Pleasantville. Not ever. Founded by two visionary developers, a middle-class community grew. But it wasn't easy-not by a long shot. Melvin Silverman and his cousin Bernard Paul were on to something when they envisioned a community for African Americans. Even though deed restrictions were a caveat, the idea of a community right outside Houston for people of color was an enticing one, and people came. Unfortunately, the municipal advantages most neighborhoods enjoy did not come as quickly as the people. In the post World War II era, many were interested in this burgeoning community, but housing, in the form of apartments, could not keep up. With pressure from residents, accommodations expanded to homes, homes grew into streets, and streets grew into neighborhoods. Pleasantville is a subdivision founded on the kind of grit that only comes from great struggle. Residents worked tirelessly to expand transportation options, add bus routes, roads, and civic organizations. From churches to schools to shopping centers, the people of Pleasantville persisted in a way that is purely American.

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