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When Public Housing Was Paradise: Building Community In Chicago
When Public Housing Was Paradise Building Community In Chicago Author:John Hope Franklin (Foreword) This collection of 79 oral histories offers a remarkable window into public housing's past in Chicago through the voices of its former residents and staff. Public housing was once a "paradise" of good housing, positive community, and careful management--a past that offers a blueprint for public housing's future. As John Hope Franklin suggested, ... more »"Fuerst has given us something about which to ponder quite seriously."« less