Human Rights 

The UN housing development which challenged 1940s’ segregated United States

March 21, 2026 Village Reporter

At a time when some state laws dictated where different races could live, Parkway Village, built to house some of the first UN staff in New York in 1947, led the way in eliminating racially segregated housing in the United States. Source UN News

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