Collected Item: “Marvin and Gerry Kraus's Contributions to North Avondale”
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Marvin and Gerry Kraus's Contributions to North Avondale
2. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about Avondale and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.* To increase the size of your text box, click on the bottom right corner and drag your mouse. and drag your mouse.
These articles reflect the hard and persistent work it took to make and keep North Avondale racially and economically integrated. My dad's point about the significance of a white family buying a house from a black family seems insightful and emblematic of the character of North Avondale and perhaps is underinvestigated. This is not to idealize race relations which were far from perfect, but rather that the arrow was moving in the right direction toward healing and repairing systemic racism. The street sign issue reminded me that while the picture of Heschel marching at Selma tells one story, addressing faded street signs tells another. Namely, who is to say that a grand gesture of support has a greater positive impact than the mundane improvement of street signs that benefitted the entire neighborhood? While being an ally to black people in their struggle is certainly commendable, the idea of a racially and economically diverse neighborhood with common struggles that have little or nothing to do with race also sends a powerful message of what a better world looks like.
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jpg
6. What topics does the story/item address? Provide us with keywords. For example African American history; Education; Family; Community
Integration Housing Street Signs
7. What sort of object is this? (Image, yearbook, silver spoon, document, etc.)*
newspaper articles
8. Give this story a date.*
3/14/85 and 2/23/93
9. Select the language of the item.*
English
10. Who originally owned the object? If you are uploading a newspaper article, please address the company name.*
IDK