Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction. Neighborhoods First 1
4. Chapter 1. Beyond the Backlash: Organizing against Real Estate Abuse in a “Transitional” Urban Neighborhood 17
5. Chapter 2. The FHA in the City: Red Lines and the Origins of the Urban Reinvestment Movement 50
6. Chapter 3. It’s Our Money: Defending Financial Common Sense in a Collapsing New Deal Order 82
7. Chapter 4. Communities Must Be Vigilant: The Financial Turn in National Urban Policy 122
8. Chapter 5. Reinvestment for Whom? The Limits of Bank-Led Reinvestment 156
9. Chapter 6. Let’s Make the Market Work for Us: The Lost Fight for Credit Allocation and the Rise of Community-Bank Partnerships 192
10. Conclusion 229
11. Acknowledgments 237
12. Abbreviations for Archival Collections 241
13. Notes 243
14. Index 295