Whites redefined neighborhood worth as racial homogeneity plus amenity self-sufficiency

Evidence

In making those determinations, a single concept of “community integrity” dominated the WSMDC deliberations and, as a result, decided the future of countless neighborhoods. … A community which has “integrity” as defined by that committee was a complete, homogenous community. It was a community composed of neighbors who were accustomed to living together, and whose children go to the same schools, churches, and parks. It had its own shopping center and a variety of homes in various classes. It had potential growth, and development was already in progress. It was not a “fringe” or “pocket” community nor tied into any other community of similar character. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 187

Categorization

• DEFINE: Captures the full ideological definition of ‘community integrity’ deployed as a segregation tool.
• XREF: Parallels the ‘standards’ and ‘values’ language in later color-blind conservatism and the language of neighborhood preservation/nimbyism broadly. — connects to: Whites anchored neighborhood defense to public amenities like parks and schools — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 165; Neighborhood property values track racial demographics even when income and housing are otherwise identical — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 1233; Racial architecture shapes neighborhoods and the habitus of their residents — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1846 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• White Americans prefer all-white neighborhoods even when amenities and class are equal #corroborates (0.90) — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 1281
• White homeowners performed community solidarity as a defensive strategy against desegregation #exemplifies (0.85) — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 190
• Neighborhood property values track racial demographics even when income and housing are otherwise identical #exemplifies (0.82) — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 1233
• Racial architecture shapes neighborhoods and the habitus of their residents #expands (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1846
• Purported neighborhood preferences are themselves produced by racial discourse #corroborates (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 384
• Demographic size and land ties shape how racial groups are valued #expands (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1214
• Financial loss aversion outweighed racial solidarity in fleeing neighborhoods #complicates (0.73) — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 230
• Income differences alone generate low-to-moderate residential segregation #qualifies (0.72)