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 [Housing discrimination settlement] Original Airdate: 10/4/1989 Length: 00:02:49 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Jan von Mehren reports that the city of Boston and the NAACP signed a $3 million settlement to end litigation about the city's formerly discriminatory public housing policy. Von Mehren reports that 2,000 minority families will be eligible for payments of $1,000 to $3,000 under the suit. Von Mehren's reports includes footage of a Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston), Joseph Tauro (federal judge) and Benjamin Hooks (Executive Director, NAACP) at a press conference to announce the settlement. The three men shake hands and make positive statements about the settlement. Von Mehren report that African American families began moving into formerly white housing projects last summer, despite opposition from South Boston residents. Von Mehren's report includes footage of Flynn at a community meeting in South Boston in 1988. The audience jeers at him as he approaches the stage. Contributor : Reporter Jan von Mehren
Subject : Keywords Discrimination Public housing - Integration Subject : Personal Names Bunte, Doris Flynn, Raymond Hooks, Dr. Benjamin Tauro, Joseph Tierney, Leo von Mehren, Jan Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Old Colony Housing Project Subject : Geographic Locations South Boston (Boston, Mass.) Type : Genre News - Television |
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