Reason.tv: The Tragedy of Urban Renewal – The Destruction and Survival of a New York City neighborhood

In 1949, President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act, which gave federal, state, and local governments unprecedented power to shape residential life. One of the Housing Act’s main initiatives – ”urban renewal” – destroyed about 2,000 communities in the 1950s and ’60s and forced more than 300,000 families from their homes. Overall, about Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 28/09/2011 12:54 Number of articles : 3

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Reason.tv: The Tragedy of Urban Renewal – The Destruction and Survival of a New York City neighborhood

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