Black realtists deliberately staged block-by-block racial transition to avoid panic

Evidence

As black realtists collected listings in Mozley Park, each followed his own rules. Some refused to take a house unless every other one on the block was also listed, therefore ensuring “a complete transition from white to Negro occupancy.” Others accepted individual parcels, with an expressed agreement that the white seller would remain in his former residence “until conditions permitted the Negro to move in.” Furthermore, to avoid alarming whites south of Westview Drive, the realtists decided to concentrate solely on blocks to the north. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 160

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Demographic spectacles mobilize racialized anxiety toward exclusionary futures; Blockbusting turned racial fear into profit for real estate speculators — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 917; Witnessing identity-mates panic or flee can spread that behaviour through crowds — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 17

Broader Connections

• Blockbusting turned racial fear into profit for real estate speculators #expands (0.92) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 917
• Demographic spectacles mobilize racialized anxiety toward exclusionary futures #exemplifies (0.78)
• Witnessing identity-mates panic or flee can spread that behaviour through crowds #qualifies (0.73) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 17