Residential Segregation 23

Question 1

What was the name of the Supreme court ruling that ended race based zoning? And when did it happen?

Answer 1

Buchanan v Warley in 1917 (Glaeser & Vigdor 2012)

Question 2

When did the Supreme Court rule against using public resources to enforce racial deed covenants?

Answer 2

1948, Shelly v. Kraemer (Glaeser & Vigdor 2012)

Question 3

When was Fair Housing Act passed?

Answer 3

1968

Question 4

Who developed the concept of the census tract and when?

Answer 4

The concept of the census tract was first developed in the United States. In 1906, Dr. Walter Laidlaw originated the concept of permanent, small geographic areas as a framework for studying change from one decennial census to another in neighborhoods within New York City.

Question 5

In 1960, what percent of tracts had exactly zero black residents?

Answer 5

20 percent (Glaeser & Vigdor 2012)