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Satter shows the interlocking forces at work in their oppression: the discriminatory practices of the banking industry; the federal policies that created the country's shameful dual housing market; the economic anxieties that fueled white violence; and the tempting profits to be made by preying on the city's most vulnerable population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America\u003c\/i\u003e is a monumental work of history, this tale of racism and real estate, politics and finance, will forever change our understanding of the forces that transformed urban America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGripping . . . 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Satter shows the interlocking forces at work in their oppression: the discriminatory practices of the banking industry; the federal policies that created the country's shameful dual housing market; the economic anxieties that fueled white violence; and the tempting profits to be made by preying on the city's most vulnerable population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America\u003c\/i\u003e is a monumental work of history, this tale of racism and real estate, politics and finance, will forever change our understanding of the forces that transformed urban America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGripping . . . 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In the 1960s, conditions in impoverished Black neighborhoods attracted mainstream attention as civil unrest erupted in hundreds of cities across the United States. Finally recognizing the dire effects of racial segregation and urban disinvestment, politicians and corporations joined community activists to call for capital infusion, or reinvestment, in struggling communities. Proposals for reinvestment universally claimed the shared goal of reviving Black neighborhoods, but most of these efforts—some well-meaning, others cynical and predatory—failed to do so.  As renowned historian Beryl Satter shows, private and government interests have long manipulated reinvestment programs to benefit outside business, finance, and real estate professionals. Because these programs focused on corporate tax breaks and federal insurance for lenders, they were easily exploited by private interests to divert funding from poor urban neighborhoods. Meanwhile, community organizers proposed much bolder reinvestment plans that directly confronted institutionally racist practices. They called for a significant reallocation of resources, including government investments in depleted areas and guaranteed incomes for poor people. Activists, often working-class women, also united across racial divides to challenge predatory finance and real estate practices. Yet while they successfully advocated for laws to impede such behaviors, reform legislation often contained loopholes that accommodated racism and corporate greed.  To revive impoverished neighborhoods, we must not only challenge institutional racism in finance and real estate but also resist government policies that enable predatory practices. 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