> Keeping out black people was one of the early use cases with it but certainly not the only or the first. No, it was the first in the US, as described in the

> Keeping out black people was one of the early use cases with it but certainly not the only or the first. No, it was the first in the US, as described in the article I linked. I agree it's not the only reason, but I think it's important to mention the racist origins every time someone gives another reason for single family zoning. [Edit: I originally said first in North America. I misremembered what the article said. Changed to US to match it. Wouldn't surprise me if first in North America were also true though.]