Changing Activism: Hal Baron Lays Out Strategy for Civil Rights in Public Housing
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Racial Oppression, Public Housing, Segregation, Civil RightsAbstract
This issue of SourceLab introduces readers to Changing Activism: Hal Baron Lays Out Strategy for Civil Rights in Public Housing, a Civil Rights Era memorandum written by Hal Baron that argues for fair housing in Chicago.
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