Crafting Democratic Futures
Description
This document explains how systemic racism and discriminatory policies from the Civil War & Reconstruction period through the 20th century prevented African Americans in Spartanburg from building wealth through land ownership and home equity. It details barriers such as Black Codes, sharecropping, convict leasing, exclusion from New Deal programs, discriminatory housing policies, and urban renewal projects that displaced Black neighborhoods without providing equitable opportunities for economic advancement.
Creation Date
2025
City
Spartanburg
County
Spartanburg County
State/Province
South Carolina
Country
United States of America
Keywords
displacement, barriers, economic barriers, obstacles, home ownership, African Americans, African American history, systemic discrimination, racism, systemic racism, systemic discrimination, wealth, home equity, black codes, sharecropping, housing policies, urban renewal, convict leasing, black neighborhoods
Date Digital
2025
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
African American Studies | Cultural History | History | Labor History | Legal | Political History | Public History | Social History | United States History | Urban, Community and Regional Planning
Publisher
Wofford College
Language
En-us
Recommended Citation
Rostan, Kim; Harper, Bria; Neighbors, Jim; and Byrnes, Mark, "III.A.2 Displacement & Barriers to Home Ownership" (2025). Crafting Democratic Futures. 1.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/cdf/1
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Labor History Commons, Legal Commons, Political History Commons, Public History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons