[Floyd L.]

The senarios you describe for Chicago bear no relations to those underlying the original question which was motivated by the observation that many middle to upper income whites, looking for housing in middle to upper income, stable, predominately white neighborhoods refuse to purchase an otherwise very desirable home when it is realized that the home is owned by a black. There are no issues of neighborhoods in transition, no erosion of property values through white flight or properties being put up for rent without any continuing landlord investment in upkeep, nor crime nor any of the negatives you conjecture. Everything about the neighborhoods and homes is appealing to the white buyer until he/she realizes that the home is owned by a black The attitude appears to be much deeper than your explanation suggests and there is certainly no more of a basis for holding blacks responsible for whites having this attitude than blacks are responsible for white racism itself.

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Name : Floyd L., Gender : M, Race : Black/African American, Age : 59, City : Memphis, State : TN, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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