1955 because of Republican National Committee's hostility toward Horne's policies. Horne returned to New York City in 1956 and began working in city government. He was appointed as the Executive Director of the New York City Commission on Intergroup Relations by Mayor Robert Wagner. In 1960, Horne wrote an anthology of poetry titled, "Haverstraw" which was published in 1963. Throughout his career, Horne's poetry appeared in work appeared in Crisis Magazine and Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life. Horne became a consultant in human relations in the Housing and Redevelopment Board in New York City in 1962, and served the board until to 1973. In October 1964, he helped the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing in writing a Ten Year Plan aimed at ending discrimination in housing. In 1967, he helped to set up the Metropolitan Applied Research Center. That same year, Horne was awarded the plaque of the Housing and Urban Renewal Conference for "dauntless courage... in the battle for open housing." The mayor of New York City, John V. Lindsay, appointed Horne as the Assistant Administrator for Equal Opportunity in the Housing and Development Administration (HDA). Horne later received an award from the Housing and Development Administration for his work in human relations. In April 1969, Horne participated in the establishment of a Joint Research Training Program between the Metropolitan Applied Research Center and the HDA. Horne began the initial research for the history of Racial Relations Service in 1970 and retired from the HDA in 1972. Horne then accepted a consulting job with the NCDH. Personal life On August 19, 1930, Horne married his wife, Frankye Priestly Burn in the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City. Burn died in 1939 at the Tuberculosis League Hospital. In 1950, Horne married Mercedes Rector. Horne is the uncle of actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne, and briefly served as her guardian when she began her film career. Lena lived with him from 1927 to 1929. In 1960, Horne suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed the right side of his body. During his time in the hospital, Horne wrote a collection of poetry titled, Haverstraw. Horne died on September 7, 1974 from arteriosclerosis. Publications Nonfiction "Black Verse," Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, November 1924, pp. 330–332. "I Am Initiated into the Negro Race," Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, May 1928, pp. 136–137. "The Epic