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Power And Law, Bait And Switch: Debunking “Law” As A Tool Of Societal Change The Disappearing Act Of Affordable Housing In The District Of Columbia, Samuel Jefferson
Power And Law, Bait And Switch: Debunking “Law” As A Tool Of Societal Change The Disappearing Act Of Affordable Housing In The District Of Columbia, Samuel Jefferson
Samuel Jefferson Jr.
ABSTRACT
POWER AND LAW, BAIT AND SWITCH:
DEBUNKING “LAW” AS A TOOL OF SOCIETAL CHANGE
The Disappearing Act of Affordable Housing in the District of Columbia
by Samuel L. Jefferson, Jr.
I. Introduction
“It was a typical sunny, hot and hazy July afternoon in Washington, D.C. when I, as a 17-year-old, walked down the hill towards my apartment complex. As I approached, I noticed people gathered in the street in front of my building. I also noticed that someone had been evicted. As I moved closer, I noticed that the belongings were mine and my family’s. That’s when, at least …