Knocking on the Door: The Federal Government's Attempt to Desegregate the SuburbsPrinceton University Press, 2010 M11 16 - 256 pages Knocking on the Door is the first book-length work to analyze federal involvement in residential segregation from Reconstruction to the present. Providing a particularly detailed analysis of the period 1968 to 1973, the book examines how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) attempted to forge elementary changes in segregated residential patterns by opening up the suburbs to groups historically excluded for racial or economic reasons. The door did not shut completely on this possibility until President Richard Nixon took the drastic step of freezing all federal housing funds in January 1973. Knocking on the Door assesses this near-miss in political history, exploring how HUD came surprisingly close to implementing rigorous antidiscrimination policies, and why the agency's efforts were derailed by Nixon. |
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... secretary of HUD , had a reputation for speaking in blunt terms . “ Our nation's metropolitan areas cannot endure . . . a run- down , festering black core , surrounded by a well - to - do , indifferent white ring , " he said on one ...
... secretary. In light of HUD Secretary George Romney's repeated assertions that residential segregation was the greatest threat to the nation, this explanation is unconvincing. His career incentives to pursue civil rights issues single ...
... secretary of Housing and Urban De- velopment to act " affirmatively " to enforce the provisions of the law . In antidiscrimination laws , terms such as " discrimination , " " fair housing , " and " affirmative action " are not defined ...
... secretary of HUD , a distinction that also made him the first black cabi- net member in American history . In presenting this account of govern- mental policy - making , Knocking on the Door also makes use of HUD agency files , the ...
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