“Block Busting” started the race war

Madonna Gage
Cypress, CA

When I grew up in Atlanta in the 1960’s, “Block Busting” was the cause of much of the white fear in the city. It was believed that if a black family moved on the block, the value of the houses would go down. My father, who was white, believed that many black families could not afford the houses without support from the NAACP. As a result, we moved at least 12 times when I was in high school.