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How did racism contribute to the spread of american suburbs?

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White flight and blockbusting

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When segregation was illegalized black people started moving into new residential areas. White people did not want to live near other of different races so they moved to the suburbs, away from people of color. Another thing that contributed to this is blockbusting. This is when real estate agents convince white people to sell their houses at a low rate because black people are going to move into the neighborhood.

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