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The concentration of Black folks in these areas, and the shortage of quality housing for the poor, led to overcrowded housing not fit for human habitation.

Upward Bound

unskilled

This outlawed discrimination on the basis of race in public facilities, schools and jobs.

This offered veterans the opportunity to earn a college degree or technical education at public expense.

With this invention, Black folks were forced to leave the South & look for work in the North.

These established neighborhood health centers, emergency food & medical services, job & literacy training.

segregation

This opened doors that had previously been closed to BIPOC

This recognized the unlawful practice of excluding people from voting based on literacy tests, etc.

This encouraged high school students from poor families to apply to college & prepare them for college success

Once in major urban centers, Black folks became employed in these types of jobs

Title VIII banned discrimination against anyone because of race, color, or national origin in the sale, rental, or financing of most housing units.

Community Action Agencies

The production of these opened up development of the suburbs and killed hopes for development of mass transportation for the poor.

Black folks weren't welcomed to suburbs due to racially discriminatory housing practices that promoted this.

inner cities