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guillaumeb

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Fri Aug 14, 2015, 11:33 AM

Aug 2015

As an addition, restrictive real estate covenants were also popular in northern cities. These covenants basically prevented black people from buying in certain towns and neighborhoods in large cities. Also, Federal agencies did not grant mortgages to black families, further restricting the ability to buy a house and accumulate equity. All part of a system that did not end with the end of your Civil War.

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Why BLM matters: a history racists find easy to gloss over when they say racism is dead [View all] marble falls Aug 2015 OP

Recommended. An excellent post. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #1

Some people feel black rage happened in a vacuum. It did not. marble falls Aug 2015 #2

And obviously some people feel that the Civil Rights Act "fixed" the problem of racism. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #3

I haven't seen anyone say it doesn't matter Doctor_J Aug 2015 #4

I support Bernie and this has not a thing to do with Bernie. marble falls Aug 2015 #5

Thank you, marble falls, for giving us the chance to learn the truth. We need it. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #6

Thank-you. I found out a few years ago that a vibrant black community was driven out of my town.... marble falls Aug 2015 #7