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minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·7 days agoI wonder, why are industrial zoning and low property values also correlated with race?
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·7 days agoIn the modern day, mostly because poor people live in undesirable areas and poor people are more likely to be black, but rich black people aren’t living near chemical plants.
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoYou should read up on the history of our country. I think you would be surprised
I wonder, why are industrial zoning and low property values also correlated with race?
In the modern day, mostly because poor people live in undesirable areas and poor people are more likely to be black, but rich black people aren’t living near chemical plants.
You should read up on the history of our country. I think you would be surprised