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> These zoning laws were originally created as a way to get around federal laws prohibiting discrimination of race and sex by making it more difficult for peopl

> These zoning laws were originally created as a way to get around federal laws prohibiting discrimination of race and sex by making it more difficult for people who can't afford housing to live within a certain neighborhood. I'm not from the US but I'm just not sure I'm reading this right, you say these zoning laws are literally racist? And they're still around??

Gibbon1 6y ago
This is a good resource based on and linking to historical documents. https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/#loc=14/34.021/-118.332&city=los-angeles-ca&area=D50 https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/#loc=14/34.021/-... Note the description under population. "Shifting or Infiltration: Negroes and Japanese increasingly numerous" If a neighborhood had a couple of Black, Asian, or Mexican families banks weren't allowed to issue mortgages or other types of real estate loans. The US built a lot of suburbs post WWII those were restricted to white families only. Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics weren't allowed to buy and also were banned from receiving FHA Loans. The current battle in the US politically is over whether to return to this state of affairs.