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Jacob Faber on How a New Deal Era Program Shaped America's Racial Geography

Jacob Faber on How a New Deal Era Program Shaped America's Racial Geography

FromPoverty Research & Policy


Jacob Faber on How a New Deal Era Program Shaped America's Racial Geography

FromPoverty Research & Policy

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Feb 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode we hear from Professor Jacob Faber of New York University about a federal government program called the Home Owners' Loan Corporation that started in the 1930s and how the decisions made in that program promoted residential segregation that is still with us today.
Released:
Feb 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Poverty Research & Policy Podcast is produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) and features interviews with researchers about poverty, inequality, and policy in the United States.