Directions: Read the article found at this link and answer the questions below.

In Balk’s article, how did real estate speculators or blockbusters use race and racial stereotypes to frighten white property owners?

What reaction do you think Balk was trying to evoke in readers?

What were the "forces" the blockbuster identified that was "on his side" as he broke into a neighborhood? Who was responsible for white flight and the exorbitant financing costs African Americans often accepted to purchase their new homes?


Do you think the advertisement in the Daily News pandered to white racist fears?