The most surprising thing to me was that the city was segregated. Around the late 1920s the African Americans were sort of forced to move to East Austin. As the years past it became a lower income neighborhood. Today, low income are being pushed out of East Austin and Austin all together. Instead of moving low-income families out, they should focus more on how everyone throughout the city can live comfortable lives.
People just think of East Austin as a bad place to live in. They may not even know of the history behind the neighborhood. Back then people were afraid to speak up because of where they were from and if they were going to be taken seriously. There are a lot of opportunities in today's time. I do not think it is to late to stop gentrification in certain areas. The people of East Austin could stay just were they are if they take advantage of resources and get the word out. Making the neighborhood look better is good, but you do not have to kick people out that is already there; make it more affordable for them. :)
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