The Other America

In the 1950's many experienced the financial well being besides the "Other America". The Other America was 40 plus million people in the United States that didn't get anything from the economic boom. Many middle upper class Americans couldnt believe that there could be poverty in a nation so strong. It was mainly non white Americans that had to suffer the poverty and tight dirty living space. Many non whites felt like the country didnt care about them and they weren't even U.S citizen. To help U.S goverment passed the National Household Act in 1949. This act created what we know now as a project. a project is a low income housing space to fit many people into a homes without having to spend money that they dont have. This did help a lot but many of the housing units were rundown and very nasty. Many non whites had very hard times getting jobs mostly africans and mexican americans. This made it hard to get out of there low income houses because they never had the chance to make more money to afford a nice place to live
The Other America was a very big deal in United States. It showed many immigrants that America wasnt as loyal to them as they are to them. Still today many Americans feel that there still is another America