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WASHINGTON: The Lost Colony.

Authors :
Kopkind, Andrew
Ridgeway, James
Source :
New Republic; 4/23/66, Vol. 154 Issue 17, p13-17, 5p
Publication Year :
1966

Abstract

Provides information on Washington, D. C. as a lost colony still surviving on the American continent. Discussion on the population of the state and its apartheid residential pattern; Percentage of middle-class African Americans residing in abject poverty and total deprivation in the state, according to a report released by the National Capital Planning Commission in April 1966; Failure of the United Planning Organization, a local anti-poverty agency, to find more jobs and better housing for poor people; Benefits and advantages of foreign politicians, entrepreneur and governors-in-residence in the state, such as low taxes, services for themselves, franchises, and contracts; Contribution and influence of Congressman John L. McMillan, chairman of the House Committee in the District of Columbia, on the economic and political system of the state.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00286583
Volume :
154
Issue :
17
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Republic
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
10408796