The Washington Park Court Improvement Association changed its focus from neighborhood improvement projects, such as planting shrubs and cleaning streets, to upholding segregationist policies. When necessary, the organization resorted to violence to pursue its segregationist purpose, and between 1917 and 1921, bombs were used to discourage encroachment into majority white neighborhoods.
The Washington Park Court Improvement Association changed its priorities from neighborhood enhancement projects like planting shrubs and cleaning streets to enforcing segregationist policies. At times, the organization resorted to violence to maintain these policies, and between 1917 and 1921, bombs were used to prevent integration into white neighborhoods.