“The USHA manual warned that it was undesirable to have projects for white families “in areas now occupied for Negroes” and added: “The aim of the [local housing] authority should be the preservation rather than the disruption of community social structures which best fit the desires of the groups concerned.” SegregationPublic HousingUs Housing Authority Book:The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Source: The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America