Historian Sugrue Writes, "Without Federal Intervention in the Housing Market

question 82

Essay

Historian Sugrue writes, "Without federal intervention in the housing market, massive suburbanization would have been impossible." Explain what this statement means and the historical context to which it refers. How do you think things would be different in the U.S. now if racist housing policies had not been in place in the past? Are there racist housing policies that still continue to this day?

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