"A Guide to Slum Clearance and Urban Development," which outlines Housing Act of 1949, cover page.

"A Guide to Slum Clearance and Urban Development," which outlines Housing Act of 1949, cover page.

Housing--Michigan--Detroit--1940-1950 | Racism

The Housing Act of 1949, part of President Truman’s domestic program known as the Fair Deal, greatly expanded the federal government’s role in public housing. A section of the slum clearance provisions outlined in the legislation addressed the relocation of families living in affected areas. 1949. Carl Almblad Papers, Box 12, Folder 40.

Carl Almblad Papers

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University.

1949

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