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The historical religion programs in this collection came from the archives, library shelves, and back rooms of many organizations. Faith groups represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and others.

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What's Wrong and What's Right with American Housing?

Speaker(s): William Slayton, Del Shields (host)

Description: William Slayton (1917-1999) was regarded as one of the early academic thinkers in the field of modern urban renewal. At the time of this program, he was executive vice-president of Urban America, Inc. He had served as commissioner of the Urban Renewal Administration in the Housing and Home Finance Agency under presidents Kennedy and Johnson, up until the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Slayton instituted regulations requiring redevelopment agencies to ensure that adequate relocation housing was available, and implemented rules to combat racial discrimination in relocation housing and to stiffen building enforcement codes in urban renewal agencies. He issued this statement to social agencies: ''The redeveloper will comply with all state and local laws, in effect from time to time, prohibiting discrimination or segregation by reason of race, religion, color, or national origin in the sale, lease, or occupancy of the property.'' Callers want to know about help for low and medium income families, where the new housing is being built, and if many new jobs are created. One caller is concerned about the removal of poor, mostly African-American families for the building of highways and other city needs.

Length: 59:05
Recording Date: December 11, 1968
Recorded at: WRVR Radio Studio, New York City