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What did the Department of Housing and Urban Development do during the 1960s as part of Johnson’s Great society?

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It prohibited racial discrimination in the sale or rent of housing.

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The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 created the HUD as a cabinet-level agency. It initiated a leased housing program to make privately owned housing available to low-income families. It was part of the great President great society initiative.
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