Margaret Green Harris

In the record (2)

1. 1972

   In 1972, Greenville resident Margaret Green Harris sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over urban renewal's failure to provide adequate alternative housing for displaced residents; by that point 631 of the neighborhood's original 763 housing units had already been destroyed.

   Redevelopment Commission

   Source · checked 2026-08-13

2. 1972

   The 1972 settlement of Margaret Green Harris's lawsuit against HUD required that displaced Greenville residents be offered alternative housing, and in 1973 the Legal Aid Society began assisting displaced residents under the settlement's terms.

   Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

   Source · checked 2026-08-13