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                                                              •   At the end of the 1950’s, and with the increasing social
                                                                  unrest of the 1960’s, planners and others began to
                                                                  question their role as “experts” and began to position

                                                                  themselves as advocates for the residents of the low-
                                                                  income neighborhoods.

                                                              •   The Housing Act of 1954 had introduced the concept
                                                                  of community participation in neighborhood

                                                                  revitalization projects. This then became a strict
                                                                  requirement of community development policies in

                                                                  the 1960’s. This was a new way of business.
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