Post #1675158
2023-07-14 22:24 UTC
The situation was not much better in other regions. Across the country, racial covenants explicitly prohibited returning servicemembers from owning or renting properties in white areas. Black- American families were restricted from purchasing homes through restrictive covenants in suburban neighborhoods.
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@Deglassco@mastodon.social 2023-07-14 22:26
Even those Black veterans who managed to secure loans faced organized resistance and violence from white homeowners. As a result, when Black WWII veterans reached the age when wealth typically peaks, the median net worth of their households was significantly lower than that of white households, with a difference of $100,000. 19/ #BlackMastodon #Histodons #History #StillWeRise