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Renewal riots and urban renewal in mid 1960s cities
The piece surveys urban renewal during the 1960s riots, noting Cleveland’s loss of 20 000 relocation funds, Newark and Detroit experiences, and New York Chicago and Los Angeles programs. It highlights slum clearance, relocations, and tensions around where dispossessed residents go and how renewal reshapes urban housing and race in core neighborhoods.
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New York
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Los Angeles
Detroit
Cleveland
Newark
Chicago
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Laban
Enewal
New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry
Jersey City
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Depaul University
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