The parent is only slightly off the mark. The core underlying thing that is driving exclusionary zoning is not racism, but classism. But racial exclusion is th

The parent is only slightly off the mark. The core underlying thing that is driving exclusionary zoning is not racism, but classism. But racial exclusion is the bonus on top because race and class are often related. When zoning was beginning to be broadly implemented in the 1930s the core goal was to limit apartments. Apartments were filled of relatively low income, working class renters. They were often also racial minorities too. Two core reasons why wealthy single family home owners wanted to push them far away.