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What policies and practices contributed to the segregation of people of color in America's neighborhoods?
What policies and practices contributed to the segregation of people of color in America's neighborhoods?
Plans, policies, and practices of racial exclusion and disinvestment primarily targeting Black people.
What were some of the consequences of these policies and practices for Black people and other people of color?
What were some of the consequences of these policies and practices for Black people and other people of color?
They were denied access to well-resourced neighborhoods and left with failing schools, inadequate services, physical and environmental blight, and high levels of crime and violence.
What legal framework was used to systematically segregate people of color until the late 1940s?
What legal framework was used to systematically segregate people of color until the late 1940s?
Racially restrictive covenants, which legally prohibited African Americans from owning, leasing, or occupying homes in designated communities.
What was the Federal Housing Administration's role in creating patterns of racial segregation in America's neighborhoods?
What was the Federal Housing Administration's role in creating patterns of racial segregation in America's neighborhoods?
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How did federal transportation investments contribute to residential segregation in America?
How did federal transportation investments contribute to residential segregation in America?
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