Decent, Safe and Sanitary Dwellings
The National Conversation About Public Housing, 1932–1973
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About the Book
In 1973, President Nixon halted new construction of public housing, claiming that the U.S. government had become “the biggest slumlord in history.” Four decades earlier, in the depths of the Great Depression, strong political support for federally-subsidized low-income housing had resulted in the Housing Act of 1937.
By the 1950s, growing criticism of the housing constructed by local authorities and prejudice against poor residents—particularly African Americans—fueled opposition to new projects. This book documents the lively and wide-ranging national debate over public housing from the New Deal to Nixon.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
James P. Hubbard
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 295
Bibliographic Info: 13 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2018
pISBN: 978-1-4766-7448-3
eISBN: 978-1-4766-3336-7
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter One
Competing Visions 3
Chapter Two
The 1937 Housing Act 42
Chapter Three
The 1949 Housing Act 64
Chapter Four
After the 1949 Act 101
Chapter Five
Buildings 132
Chapter Six
Tenants 159
Chapter Seven
African Americans 185
Chapter Eight
Final Judgments 221
Conclusions 237
Chapter Notes 245
Bibliography 269
Index 283
