We all know that the American government allowed the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to put policies in places that specifically targeted people of color and to benefit middle/low class whites. The FHA was established in 1934, and its awakening is still being felt today. Policies such as redlining, lynching and making sure that "incompatible racial group" did not live in the same neighborhoods, are no longer in place but the effects of these policies are still being felt today. The fact that colored families (specifically African-Americans) were not allowed to buy homes and build equity are still feeling the effects today. Where the average income of African-Americans is about 60% compared to white incomes. The government purposely segregated people to benefit the white agenda. The discriminative housing policies added fuel to the fire when the LA riots happened. Most of the folks who participated had nothing else to loose, with no home, no life, and no future.
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https://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526655831/a-forgotten-history-of-how-the-u-s-government-segregated-america
Isabella Atencio
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