Source:
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-12-04/levittown-and-rise-american-suburb
“That’s where the first Asian family moved in,” Cassano said.
"For many years, Levittown was a whites-only community, so when a family of a different ethnicity moved in, it didn’t go unnoticed."
....this is systemic racism.
"For decades, the Federal Housing Administration subsidized developers on the condition they didn’t sell homes to black Americans. Bill Levitt played ball."
"But he insisted that Levittown’s ban on black Americans wasn’t due to racism. He saw it as a business decision. He argued, “If we sell one house to a Negro family, then 90 to 95 percent of our white customers will not buy into the community."
....this is what Systemic Racism is!
"And after 70 years, Levittown hasn’t gotten much more diverse. According to the 2010 US Census, Levittown is still nearly 90 percent white. Today, Levy says, that has less to do with financial or governmental barriers."
....this is what Systemic Racism is
And it is only one slice of thousands of suburban developments where systemic racism was and still is the legacy of US History.
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-12-04/levittown-and-rise-american-suburb
“That’s where the first Asian family moved in,” Cassano said.
"For many years, Levittown was a whites-only community, so when a family of a different ethnicity moved in, it didn’t go unnoticed."
....this is systemic racism.
"For decades, the Federal Housing Administration subsidized developers on the condition they didn’t sell homes to black Americans. Bill Levitt played ball."
"But he insisted that Levittown’s ban on black Americans wasn’t due to racism. He saw it as a business decision. He argued, “If we sell one house to a Negro family, then 90 to 95 percent of our white customers will not buy into the community."
....this is what Systemic Racism is!
"And after 70 years, Levittown hasn’t gotten much more diverse. According to the 2010 US Census, Levittown is still nearly 90 percent white. Today, Levy says, that has less to do with financial or governmental barriers."
....this is what Systemic Racism is
And it is only one slice of thousands of suburban developments where systemic racism was and still is the legacy of US History.
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