Historians R Us

This blog is the property of the AP US History class at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, MA, USA. Here students explore current events in America, while seeking to understand the historical roots of those events. At the same time, students are able to carry on classroom discussions in the cyber world.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Last one for the year!

Looks like the people of New Orleans keep getting screwed. Alphonso R. Jackson, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary announced that 5,000 public housing units would be demolished to make room for housing for people with higher income. Plans for those who would need the public housing haven't been made yet, but for now, every thing seems focused on how to make New Orleans look better. Ever since the hurricane disaster, people have seen how bad the public housing system is.

Public housing has been in effect since Richard Nixon signed the Section 8 Affordable housing program in 1974, asking private companies to make affordable houses, although these houses aren't still being built today. In fact, recently they have started demolishing them because of their high crime rates. Yeah...that's all I got.

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