The American Ghetto was created by the NEW DEAL/FDR

[Richard]

Ghettos existed long before FDR, especially in large northeast cities. They were not then all African American.

Newspaper on the walls for insulation,tar paper for window coverings,lack of running water,multiple families living in a one room apartment is what immigrants of all nationalities had to look forward to as they ventured into the land of the free.

That is what Mrs Roosevelt saw and encouraged her to start HUD.

When my grandfather was building his farm,he his wife and 5 children lived in a 10x20 tin shack with a dirt floor while he traded eggs for lumber to build a house.In Minnesota for 2 years.

Now one can just go pick up a check and have pretty nice digs and still complain.