Aberdeen Gardens neighborhood
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Aberdeen Gardens neighborhood is a historic planned African American community in Hampton, Virginia, developed during the New Deal era for Black workers and their families.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen Gardens neighborhood canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American community
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historic neighborhood ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
African American shipyard workers
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Black workers and their families ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring | New Deal era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedUnderProgram |
New Deal housing program
NERFINISHED
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Resettlement Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasBuiltEnvironmentType | suburban-style neighborhood ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
New Deal model community
NERFINISHED
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community-oriented design ⓘ historically African American ⓘ planned layout ⓘ single-family homes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
representation of federal involvement in Black housing during the New Deal
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symbol of Black self-help and community building in Hampton ⓘ |
| hasDemographicHistory | predominantly African American ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunity | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | residential neighborhood ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of New Deal-era segregated housing policy
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one of the first planned Black communities built by the U.S. government ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hampton, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Hampton
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Hampton Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southeastern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Newport News Shipbuilding area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | City of Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve living conditions for African American workers
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to provide decent housing for Black working-class families ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | historic African American neighborhood ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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