"Kelly Air Force Base — the city’s largest employer and military installation at that time — was right around the corner from where most Edgewood families lived."
"The presence of military bases in San Antonio had a major impact on race relations. The easing of racial restrictions (not completely) in the military during the World War 2 era created an environment in San Antonio where racial collaboration was more plausible. The city’s reliance on its military bases meant that the city-- at least on the surface—did not centrally rely as much on segregation as other large Texas cities. San Antonio’s military bases also became a space of black political activity as African Americans who worked there had more protections giving them more coverage to engage in civil rights activism." ( Latimore, 5)
