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Concord Park, Pennsylvania
 Concord Park is a residential neighborhood in the Trevose section of Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, originally established as an intentional racially integrated community in 1954 by Morris Milgram,[1][2] a pioneering social activist and civil rights trailblazer who believed Black people should have the same access to housing as whites.[3][4][5] Concord Park Homes were "the first planned open occupancy homes for sale by a builder determined to build only integrated housing; 139 three and four-bedroom homes were sold and occupied by 55 percent white families and 45 percent Negro families."[6] Some of the early homeowners included interracial couples, communists, and other nonconformists.[7] The community's origin and history[8] were featured at Bensalem Township's 325th anniversary[9] in 2017 at Growden Mansion and on the Mayor's Show.[10] Gallery
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