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Government-sponsored segregation, redlining, and blockbusting all caused unequal access to post-war prosperity. Segregation policies, enforced through discriminatory laws and zoning, limited minorities to poorer neighborhoods with limited resources. Redlining denied loans or charged higher rates to minorities in certain areas, hindering their ability to own homes and build wealth. Blockbusting, a tactic used by agents, prompted white flight from neighborhoods, leading to decreased property values. This cycle continued to cause housing discrimination, preventing Black Americans to thrive.

How did segregation, redlining, and blockbusting lead to unequal wealth after the war?

People in cities lived more closely together and shared resources.

Highways built in city centers helped inner-city businesses by bringing more customers.

African American families could not buy homes where their investments would grow more quickly.

Black-owned businesses thrived by serving those who could not be served in white-owned shops.

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"African American families could not buy homes where their investments would grow more quickly."

Explanation: Segregation and redlining confined Black families to undervalued neighborhoods and denied them access to mortgages and investment opportunities; blockbusting and resulting white flight depressed property values. Together these practices prevented homeownership and intergenerational wealth accumulation.