Family Quarters for Silver Employees, Each House Accommodates 48 Families, Red Tank Canal Zone
1920
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Housing was segregated and decidedly unequal since "colored" laborers (Panamanians, African American and clacks from the Caribbean, East Indians, and Chinese) lived in unscreened quarters along unpaved, rutted roads. Over time, some improvements were made in workers' housing, notably for African Americans who constituted a special category of "silver" employees.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Panama Canal.
National Archives Identifier: 6120320
Full Citation: Family Quarters for Silver Employees, Each House Accommodates 48 Families, Red Tank Canal Zone; 1920; Records of the Panama Canal, Record Group 185. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/family-quarters-for-silver-employees-each-house-accommodates-48-families-red-tank-canal-zone, May 3, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.