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The Epic of Collier Heights

99% Invisible

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Project X - A Strategy to Use Racism in the Real Estate Market

Thompson's team surveyed land west of central atlanta. There were some white neighborhoods out there and a few small black communities. Since those parcels were outside the city limits, they weren't subject to race base zoning laws. The project x team knew that because they were black, they could depress the value of white owned space by simply buying property that was adjacent.

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