Affordible Housing In Chicago

Long ago, Chicago was a big growing city that grew more and more during the southern migration. African Americans were segregated and moved into slums. The Chicago housing Authority was established in 1937. When it started there were few units built. In 1950 a major slum program began to displace African American families who were excluded from much of the available housing. The public housing program boomed. Between 1950 and 1966, an average of 100 units a year were built (1).

Housing development slowed down after 1966. It was also very segregated. African Americans made up 85% of CHA residents, 15% were white, and 10% were Latinos. In 1966, a public housing resident filed suit claiming the CHA was reinforcing segregation (2). Gautreaux v/s CHA resulted in a ban of further construction of public housing in segregated areas of the city (3). In 1969, a federal judge ordered the CHA to desegregate public

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