Public Housing Urbanization

With respect to public housing, America has fell below the curve in providing adequate and equal public housing for all citizens. In the 1960’s, public housing was perceived to be a ladder of opportunity for whites, but it had become the ladder to nowhere for blacks. The country started to blame the tarnished image of public housing on black people instead of holding the federal government accountable for its absent in the housing sector. The case of Gatreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority highlighted the stories of African-Americans who endured racial discrimination and segregation in public housing.
As to Gatreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority, the case focused its attention on black tenants and applicants who brought consolidated cases separately …show more content…
Ultimately, as history tells us, the demonization or ghettoization of public housing allowed the federal government to cowardly justify their actions against the poor or disadvantaged in the inner cities. The article focuses on the role of the government in public housing. Historically, the government did not involve itself in housing law until the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930’s. During the Industrial Recovery Act, the government for the first time took a stance on improving housing for the poor. After the 1930’s, the government became to place federal housing programs or initiatives into place for the advancement of white people. In my opinion, I believe that the distinction between public housing and suburbs began to rear its ugly face at the start of the 1970’s. I think municipalities were responsible for perpetuating this system of segregation in their full discretion to determine the location of public housing. This played a pivotal role in racial hysteria which promulgated the growth of “white flight” from inner cities to suburbs. If “white flight” never occurred, I am certain that the image of public housing would have turned out completely different