#8 - Housing

In this episode, we talk about the history of housing discrimination in America and how its legacy impacts Americans today – starting with Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws, and the Great Migration. We discuss racial covenants, redlining, white flight, gentrification, and more. Also – having a conversation about our differing political beliefs, respecting others opinions, the divisiveness in America, and more.

Episode links:

Racially Restrictive Covenants in 20th Century Philadelphia:
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/consumer-finance/how-prevalent-were-racially-restrictive-covenants-in-20th-century-philadelphia

Trump rolls back fair housing rule:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/politics/trump-housing-discrimination-suburbs.html