ERNEST WATKINS SITS DEJECTEDLY IN HIS CAR AFTER HE REALIZES HE IS UNABLE TO FIX IT HIMSELF AT THE FAMILY'S NEW HOME. THE WATKINS WERE FORCED TO MOVE FROM THE MULKEY SQUARE AREA OF KANSAS CITY MISSOURI, (ACROSS TOWN) BECAUSE THEIR HOUSE WAS CONDEMNED TO MAKE WAY FOR A HIGHWAY PROJECT. IT TOOK THE FAMILY TWO MONTHS TO FIND RENTAL HOUSING WITHIN THEIR PRICE RANGE ($80 PER MONTH) MANY FAMILIES FROM THE OLD LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD WERE NOT AS LUCKY IN FINDING OTHER HOUSING

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