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.

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

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Hampton contains Aberdeen Gardens neighborhood