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School Colors Episode 3: "The Battle of Forest Hills"

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Forest Hill's Gardens

The homogeneity of forest hills gardens was not only about race. For decades, forest hill's gardens remained alite, white and christian. By 19 70, the neighborhood was mated to be two thirds jewish and 97 % white. All this put forest Hills on the city's radar when he went looking for places to build new public housing. The man behind this plan should be much more acceptable than john lindsey teweas. My fellow new yorkers, i summon you to enlist in the fight for a better new york.

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