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> A law system The same law system that is been rather harsh on many non-whites too. Sure, it's not 100% race. But it's definitely a combination low-income pe
by hirvi74 4y ago
> A law system
The same law system that is been rather harsh on many non-whites too.
Sure, it's not 100% race. But it's definitely a combination low-income people and their race.
So, I'll fill in all those who unaware. This is mainly taking place in East Nashville. East Nashville has historically been inhabited by poor black people. It's across the river from the heart of all the downtown action, and I would say up until about... 10 years ago, East Nashville was a rather unsafe part of town be in. And perhaps the word "unsafe" is been too generous. There are many buildings with bullet holes in them still. Like many large southern towns, segregation of the past didn't magically disappear.
However, East Nashville has been and is still currently being heavily gentrified, and many of the long time residents have been priced out of the area. This is mainly due to the how valuable the location is in proximity to downtown.
So, sure the codes are a big issue, but the monsters perpetuating this unfair practice have used all their major ploys, loopholes, etc. they can to keep this profit machine running. Rich and uppity white folks from California, Chicago, New York, etc. do not want to be neighbors with black folk [1]. The racial angle isn't being "pushed", it's truly the motive here -- the poor white people areas aren't being heavily gentrified, at least not to the same rate, which I do not find surprising, all things considered...
Source: Nashville Native
[1] I do not mean to offend anyone who is from those parts. However, I constantly hear things along the lines of:
"I just moved form <affluent city/state>, and I cannot believe how cheap everything is here!" or "Wow, a house like that would cost <insert multiplicative> as much where I am from."