The Government and Housing: One City's Story
The Government and Housing: One City's Story  
Podcast: Civics 101
Published On: Tue Jan 31 2023
Description: Atlanta was the first city to erect public housing in the United States. It started with Techwood Homes, an all-white development that went up in 1936. Sixty years later it would be torn down, along with others of the now-neglected developments that were the promise of FDR's New Deal. Akira Drake Rodriguez leads us through the story of how residents of public housing in Atlanta worked with, against and despite housing policy in their city. CLICK HERE: Visit our website to donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more!