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‘Community Character' Concerns Are A Veil – A Thin One
Many of the individuals and groups opposing new housing represent the same communities that used redlining to shut out families of color.

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Many of the individuals and groups opposing new housing represent the same communities that used redlining to shut out families of color.

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