These men perpetuated slum conditions in outlying parts of ... would be as feeble and ineffective as possible. A few cities were ahead of us; many followed. I know of no zoning ordinance with ...

The lawsuit pitted Black property owners in the historic Railroad District downtown against the city of Ocean Springs.

These compelling photos provide a peek into Birmingham's history, revealing the grim reality of life in slum dwellings. Years ago, a substantial portion of the city's inhabitants resided in slums ...

The maps from the early 1880s provide information on the age of dwellings and the use of other buildings, and help us to visualise the dense physical layout of some of the city’s most notorious slums ...