International Factors In The Abolition Of Housing Segregation In The 1960s United States

In the late 1950 s,many countries in Africa rapidly gained independence,and those countries that had not yet chosen a position became the new focus of the battle between the two camps of the Cold War.At this time,racial discrimination within the United States severely hampered the Western camp’s struggle for African countries.In particular,housing is one of the most basic human needs,yet housing discrimination and segregation within the United States made it difficult for African diplomats in the United States to find suitable housing,which shocked and angered African diplomats and the international community,so they publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with housing discrimination in the United States.This thesis begins with an analysis of the negative impact on the international image of the United States of criticism published by diplomats of color from other countries in response to U.S.housing discrimination.It goes on to describe how criticism of U.S.housing discrimination in the international media further shaken America’s image as a democracy and world leader.It concludes by discussing how the resurgence of criticism in the United States,against the backdrop of the internationalization of the race issue,has reinforced the severity of segregation and the hypocrisy of the democratic image of the United States,prompting the U.S.government to make changes in order to preserve the country’s image.The author of this thesis,thus,concludes that the international factor is one of the important considerations in the 1960 s U.S.housing segregation abolition policy,and exploring this factor can improve the understanding of the 1960 s U.S.housing segregation abolition policy.