Question

Which best describes how postwar housing practices affected African American opportunities for homeownership?
The GI Bill stopped housing discrimination, so African Americans could buy suburban homes like everyone else.
Discriminatory policies often kept African Americans from buying homes in suburban communities.
After the war, African Americans could buy suburban homes more frequently, which helped make things more equal.
Government policies made it possible for African Americans to buy homes in any suburb, helping with racial integration and equal opportunities.

Answer 1

Discriminatory policies often kept African Americans from buying homes in suburban communities.

Explanation: Federal programs (FHA/VA), redlining, and restrictive covenants steered mortgage credit and new suburban housing to white families, limiting Black access to homeownership and suburban neighborhoods.