What was the role of the us government

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Assignment:

For your fourth discussion board topic, you will need to listen to the podcast: Codeswitch: Location! Location! Location!

Note: There is a short video on the same page which you may also find helpful; be sure to listen to the podcast as well.

1. The podcast and video explain how race-based housing segregation came about in the U.S. What was the role of the U.S. government? Banks?

2.. The podcast discusses the far-reaching effects of housing segregation by race in the U.S. Choose one of these effects and explain how housing segregation has resulted in racial inequality in your chosen area of life: wealth, schools, health.

For this discussion, incorporate 2 TO 3 of the following terms into your post in bold font: segregation, institutional racism, prejudice, discrimination, redlining.

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