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'Your Property Values Will Crumble'

Season 1 Episode 1 | 58s

White residents were told by local real estate agents, banks, and politicians that African Americans moving into their neighborhood would destroy their property values. By the end of the decade, East Lake went from being predominantly white to 90% African American.

Extras
In 1956, the government further enabled the middle-class movement to the suburbs.
Tenants in East Lake Meadows soon find things aren't getting things fixed.
The Lightfoot brothers recall how they ended up with a piano while living in East Lake.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.