Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, Virginia, seized the core of a thriving Black community to build a college. The school has been gobbling up the remaining houses ever since.
The University of Chicago, U of Illinois at Chicago, and Columbia did similar things. I bet you’d find it has happened at most urban colleges and universities.
The University of Chicago, U of Illinois at Chicago, and Columbia did similar things. I bet you’d find it has happened at most urban colleges and universities.
Portland was particularly bad:
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/vanport/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanport,_Oregon