This blog is a networking tool for congregations partnered with St. John Baptist Church in New Orleans. Through our affiliation with "Churches Supporting Churches," we are part of a national post-Katrina strategy to restart, reopen, rebuild, and renew African American churches in New Orleans in order for them to be agents for community development and to help recreate their community.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Public Housing in New Orleans
There is an interesting conversation taking place on the Times Picayune blog regarding the decision to tear down public housing. While the editorial supports the decision, the comments provide some interesting history, including the fact that the projects were originally created for (primarily white) dependents of WWI servicemen.
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