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by movengeance
3558 days ago
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WBEZ had a great article on the history of Oak Park's for-sale sign ban, and how it helped to shape the town's integration. The ban was effectively born to fight blockbusting, which preyed on homeowners' fears of loss of property values, but slathered with a nice greasy layer of racial fear. Blockbusting represents the scummiest sort of real estate profiteering; but more damagingly, it plays directly into patterns of institutional racism. It's nearly unbelievable that something as simple as /not allowing the posting of For Sale signs/ can quell a lot of concerns about negative changes to the neighborhood. https://www.wbez.org/shows/curious-city/not-in-your-front-ya... |
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