The Department of Housing and Urban Development was founded in 1965 by Lyndon Johnson with the stated goal of helping America's urban poor. In particular, HUD hoped to help people of color in America's cities who had been systemically discriminated against.
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The election of 1860 was one of the most pivotal presidential elections in American history. It pitted Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln against Democratic Party nominee Senator Stephen Douglas, Southern Democratic Party nominee John Breckinridge and Constitutional Union Party nominee John Bell. The main issue of the election was slavery and states’ rights. Lincoln emerged victorious and became the 16th President of the United States during a national crisis that would tear states and families apart and test Lincoln’s leadership and resolve.
