A Reprehensible and Unfriendly Act: Homeowners, Renters, and the Bid for Residential Segregation in Atlanta, 1900-1917

Journal of Planning History

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-115

  Lands, Leeann Bishop ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlanta; homeownership; housing segregation; housing tenure; rental housing; segregation ordinances; zoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992792080     PISSN: 15385132     EISSN: 15526585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538513204264096     Document Type: Article

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