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I mean, there were literally neighborhoods that were legally marked as “whites only”. That seems like a pretty important detail. You need to also include racis

I mean, there were literally neighborhoods that were legally marked as “whites only”. That seems like a pretty important detail. You need to also include racist bank and financial policies in order to get the whole picture. While poor whites are indeed excluded from rich neighborhoods, they’re also been the recipients of federal welfare designed to make them rich enough for “respectable” neighborhoods; blacks have not received the same treatment. See: racial disparities in how GI bill worked. https://www.history.com/news/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits https://www.history.com/news/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-ben...

jokethrowaway 6y ago
Segregation was outlawed in the 60s. Black Americans were on an upward trajectory until the 60s despite living in a society with systemic racism. That was until the government decided to pay cash to destroy family structure. Welfare actually could have played a different role you from what you may imagine: https://ifstudies.org/blog/family-breakdown-and-americas-welfare-system#welfare-may-have-played-a-role https://ifstudies.org/blog/family-breakdown-and-americas-wel...