Christmas Present: Housing for Gum Springs Evictees

Title: Christmas Present: Housing for Gum Springs Evictees
Repository: Library of Virginia - Virginia Chronicle
Date Created: 12/24/1964
Vol. 28, No. 69
Creator: Northern Virginia Sun
Description: A multi-story front page report on protests outside the Fairfax Courthouse for action in the fight for low-income housing by Fairfax citizens (including Gum Springs residents), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Liberal Education Action Project (LE/AP) from George Washington University. The second report follows the successful fight by Gum Springs residents to gain a construction contract for both drainage and low cost trailer housing. This shows the strength of the communities voice in the fight against displacement in place by protests and making their voices heard in local government.
Research Themes: Gum Springs
Housing
Low-income housing
Drainage
Protest
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Liberal Education Action Project (LE/AP)
Type: Newspaper
Relation: Sewer Contract, Trailer Agreement Approved; Two Groups March for Good Housing
Bibliographic Citation: Northern Virginia Sun. “Christmas Present: Housing for Gum Springs Evictees.” December 24, 1964, Vol. 28, No. 69 edition. Library of Virginia.

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Sewer Contract, Trailer Agreement Approved
Two Groups March for Good Housing