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What was life like in the hutments?

Hutments were the lowest form of permanent housing for workers and only housed a few White men but mostly Black men and Black women. Hutments were 16 X16 foot (4.8 meters) structures made of plywood with screenless windows with shutters and a central oil stove. Residents experienced sweltering summers and freezing winters in these hutments.

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What was the housing like in the hutments during WW2?

These were distributed on a first come-first serve basis and were the only African American family housing option during the war. When the war ended and the pressure for housing was lessened, White workers were moved out of the hutments, but the African American hutments were used for several years after World War II.

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What were African American hutments used for?

When the war ended and the pressure for housing was lessened, white workers were moved out of the hutments, but African American hutments were used for several years after World War II.

What was the 10 pm curfew called?

The “women’s pen”, as it was called, had a strict 10 pm curfew and no men were allowed, although stories tell of a well-worn path leading to chairs propped against the fence. As World War II was ending, Manhattan Project contractors constructed several “family” hutments in the African American hutment area.