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Our cities did not used to be so divided but this was the direct outcome of Roosevelt era polices which actually forced it. The FHA when created would not insur
by Shivetya 7y ago
Our cities did not used to be so divided but this was the direct outcome of Roosevelt era polices which actually forced it. The FHA when created would not insure mortgages for blacks and went to far to finance new subdivisions for whites only - requiring that no blacks be allowed to buy. Legal unionization allowed exclusion of low skilled labor which effectively pushed nearly a half million out of jobs and thereby out of their homes.
Throw in how most New Deal recovery efforts were only aimed at states the Democratic party needed votes in and this lead to the exclusion for any funds to help poor blacks in the South.
The FHA created this mess and on purpose. It simply comes down to politicians constantly trying to focus the ire of the people on those who did not cause it so as to keep people divided and the situation perpetuated.
Want to fix housing segregation and outcomes, get politicians out
- Symmetry 7y agoFHA policy had a lot to do with neighborhood segregation but we shouldn't ignore the role of community violence directed against black families trying to move into white neighborhoods either. Black owned houses in certain areas really did tend to burn down and that's a huge indictment of the people who lived there and the local governments who were unwilling or unable to do something about it. So while the federal government deserves blame there's plenty to go around.