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Maxine Waters: “Federal policy instituted redlining, instituted housing segregation, and HUD policy enforced it for decades in the 20th…”

On the recordAugust 13, 2019
Federal policy instituted redlining, instituted housing segregation, and HUD policy enforced it for decades in the 20th Century.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the historical impact of federal policies on housing segregation.

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