MRS. MAY WATKINS SITS ON THE FRONT PORCH SWING SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN AT THE NEW FAMILY HOME. THE WATKINS WERE FORCED TO MOVE FROM THEIR HOUSE IN THE MULKEY SQUARE AREA OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, BECAUSE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY PROJECT. IT TOOK THEM TWO MONTHS TO FIND RENTAL HOUSING WITHIN THEIR PRICE RANGE ($80 PER MONTH). THE MOVE WAS A TRAUMATIC EVENT FOR THE WATKINS AND MANY OF THEIR NEIGHBORS FROM THE FORMER LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD

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