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- "A Bright Future for Black Housing," 1979 - In the 1970s, U.S. firms doing business in South Africa committed resources to improve the working and living conditions of their nonwhite employees to pressure the minority white-led government to end apartheid -- South Africa's systemized segregation of races. Ford Motor Company outlined its housing efforts in this publication. These policies had little effect on apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s only after strict economic sanctions.
- 1979
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"A Bright Future for Black Housing," 1979
In the 1970s, U.S. firms doing business in South Africa committed resources to improve the working and living conditions of their nonwhite employees to pressure the minority white-led government to end apartheid -- South Africa's systemized segregation of races. Ford Motor Company outlined its housing efforts in this publication. These policies had little effect on apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s only after strict economic sanctions.
- Barbecue on the Patio, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
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Barbecue on the Patio, circa 1960
- "Let me do it:" Fairbanks-Morse Riding Lawn Mower, May 14, 1955 - With the rise of the suburban neighborhood at the end of the 19th century, and its explosive growth in the years that followed World War II, maintaining a "perfect" lawn became the new standard. Manufacturers promoted a whole set of specialty equipment to support this American obsession.
- May 14, 1955
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"Let me do it:" Fairbanks-Morse Riding Lawn Mower, May 14, 1955
With the rise of the suburban neighborhood at the end of the 19th century, and its explosive growth in the years that followed World War II, maintaining a "perfect" lawn became the new standard. Manufacturers promoted a whole set of specialty equipment to support this American obsession.
- Outdoor Barbecue Party in Port Charlotte, Florida, 1960-1970 -
- 1960-1970
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Outdoor Barbecue Party in Port Charlotte, Florida, 1960-1970