West Palm Beach 1960s-1980s

West Palm Beach 1960s-1980s

1960s: Housing Divides In the 1960s, the West Palm Beach Housing Agency begins to buy property in Pleasant City, flooding it with scattered-site housing for income-restricted residents: 132 apartments in 33 quadplexes. Residents are stereotyped as drug addicts and...
West Palm Beach 1920s-1950s

West Palm Beach 1920s-1950s

1920s: Building a Community of Civil Rights Leaders In the first half of the 20th century, most affluent African Americans of West Palm Beach live in the Freshwater District, in houses built by local African American contractors and designed by Hazel Augustus, the...
Criminal Justice Subcommittee Update

Criminal Justice Subcommittee Update

On Wednesday, March 10th, the Criminal Justice subcommittee met to discuss how the West Palm Beach Police Department compares with other Palm Beach police departments in terms of hiring considerations, hiring efforts, officer demographics, and officer compensation...
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