Read Vulnerable People, Undesirable Places… Making of the Brooklyn Ghetto, and discuss who benefited from subsidized government (when the government pays companies to keep loan rates artificially low to encourage people to get loans) housing loans? These loans were made primarily to those who would purchase homes in the suburbs. Did these loans contribute to “white flight” from inner city areas such as Brooklyn? Why is this important? Also, consider the role of “social engineering,” and who has benefited from this “experiment,” or policy. Your discussion board post must be a minimum of two paragraphs, that are 10 full and meaningful sentences per paragraph (sentences such as, “I liked this.” “I thought the author made a good point.” will not count as a full sentence), and fully answer the question or address the topic. In addition, students may also respond to classmates about the reading and their responses. Please do not post any comments or material that do not pertain to the assignment.
This assignment covers the reading Vulnerable People, Undesirable Places… Making of the Brooklyn Ghetto, by Wilder from the book, A Covenant with Color. Race and Social Power in Brooklynby Craig Steven Wilder. In addition, read the news article on the racial opposition to welfare:
AND VIEW The short news article on how in 2019, a Latino couple found a covenant of color in the list of housing requirements when they purchased a new home:
For any news articles or videos, you will have to cut and paste the links into FireFox or Google Chrome
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