How Blockbusting & Contract Buying Robbed Black Wealth

You’ve heard of redlining — but few people know about blockbusting and contract buying, two deeply racist housing tactics that devastated Black communities in the 20th century. In this video, we break down how real estate agents, banks, and investors manipulated fear, inflated housing prices, and trapped Black families in predatory agreements that stripped them of wealth, stability, and ownership.

This wasn’t a glitch in the system — it was the system.

📌 In this video, you’ll learn:

What blockbusting was and how it weaponized white fear

How contract buying kept Black families from building equity

Why Black homeowners paid more for less

How these policies still shape modern racial wealth gaps and segregated neighborhoods

These weren’t just bad deals — they were a strategic assault on Black homeownership.