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History Matters: "The Ruins of Their Postwar Dream Homes"

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Read testimony before Congress advocating for passage of the Housing Act of 1949 which would increase the availability of public housing after World War II in order to ease the shortage of housing, which drove up rents.

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public housing, public housing reform, rent control, housing act of 1949, truman's domestic agenda, truman's domestic policies
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