ERNEST WATKINS LOOKS AT ONE OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN HELD BY HIS DAUGHTER, SANDY (NOT HER CHILD), AT THE NEW FAMILY HOME. THE WATKINS WERE FORCED TO MOVE FROM THEIR HOUSE IN THE MULKEY SQUARE AREA OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (ACROSS TOWN). IT TOOK THE FAMILY TWO MONTHS TO FIND RENTAL HOUSING WITHIN THEIR PRICE RANGE ($80 PER MONTH). MANY OF THEIR NEIGHBORS FROM THE OLD LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD WERE NOT AS LUCKY IN FINDING OTHER HOUSING AFTER THEIR DWELLINGS WERE CONDEMNED FOR A HIGHWAY PROJECT

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