This excerpt from the book Black Baltimore: A New Theory of Community (ch. 7) tells how Baltimore's mayor, Baltimoreans United in Leadership (BUILD), and the Enterprise Foundation attempted a broad-based, comprehensive renovation of an entire neighborhood. Available online at the resource link below.

McDougall, Harold M. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1993

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