Editing Rollingwood, California (section)

==History==

The federal government contracted David Bohannon, one of the nation's lead mass production developers, to develop Rollingwood. Federal officials approved bank loans to finance construction, requiring that the homes not be sold to African-Americans.<ref name=gary>{{cite book |last1=Rothstein |first1=Richard |title=The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America |date=2 May 2017 |publisher=Liveright Publishing |isbn=978-1631492853 |page=3 |edition= First |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SdtDDQAAQBAJ |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>

In 1952, Wilbur Gary, an African-American navy war veteran, former shipyard worker, and building contractor, purchased a home in Rollingwood from fellow navy war veteran Lieutenant Commander Sidney Hogan. Gary's purchase provoked anger among residents of the formerly all-white town. Soon after the Garys arrived, a mob of 300 white residents gathered in front of Gary's house. The mob shouted racial epithets, hurled a brick through the family's window, and burned a cross on their front lawn.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rothstein |first1=Richard |title=The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America |date=2 May 2017 |publisher=Liveright Publishing |isbn=9781631492860  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SdtDDQAAQBAJ |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.radiofreerichmond.com/jovanka_beckles_the_gary_family_of_richmond_fighting_for_equality_and_standing_for_their_rights_part_1 The Gary Family of Richmond] Radio Free Richmond. Retrieved August 20, 2022.</ref>