Black entry into neighborhoods was wrongly believed to lower property values
Evidence
- Dickerson, 147: “Redlining’s racist premises appear to have been derived from a prominent appraiser’s ‘scientific evidence’ that homes in white neighborhoods would automatically depreciate in value if blacks moved into those neighborhoods.” … 7. Rothstein, The Color of Law, 94. According to the report, “the infiltration of Negro owner-occupants has tended to appreciate property values and neighborhood stability.” — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 1310
Categorization
- XREF: The 16%/64% Harris data is the direct empirical rejoinder to the ‘scientific’ redlining premise — together they anchor the myth-versus-measurement core of the chapter. — connects to: Professional real-estate doctrine convinced white homeowners that black entry destroyed property values — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 148; City officials lowered zoning standards once black residents took over neighborhoods — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 176; City neglect, not black use, caused the decay of desegregated parks — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 178 (+2 more)