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In reply to the discussion: "Redlining" forced black Berkeley residents like Kamala's family to live west of MLK Way. [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)2. Harris grew up in Montreal - her mother moved there when she was 12 years old.
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"Redlining" forced black Berkeley residents like Kamala's family to live west of MLK Way. [View all]
pnwmom
Jun 2019
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Harris grew up in Montreal - her mother moved there when she was 12 years old.
George II
Jun 2019
#2
"Redlining" restricted home ownership, and was in play in the 1940s and 1950s
RHMerriman
Jun 2019
#3
Wrong. The Fair Housing Act banned discrimination in sales and rentals of housing,
pnwmom
Jun 2019
#4
Rumford Act passed in California in 1963, and affirmed by the state Supreme Court in 1965.
RHMerriman
Jun 2019
#8
Yes, they were affected by racism in their housing and school choices. And it's disheartening to me
pnwmom
Jun 2019
#10
Her mother was single by the time Kamala was in school, and still in grad school,
pnwmom
Jun 2019
#14
Her father was full-time faculty at Illinois in 1966, same year he graduated from Cal...
RHMerriman
Jun 2019
#16
When my husband was on the faculty of a comparable public university 13 years LATER
pnwmom
Jun 2019
#22
You know much too little about this topic to try to lord over anyone about it, much less get snarky
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#18
Any evidence that either of the senator's parents - Dr. Goyalan or Dr. Harris - were unable to buy
RHMerriman
Jun 2019
#41
Really impressive, that having two PHd parents, one of which we KNOW was employed
RHMerriman
Jun 2019
#13
I see... doesn't really matter I guess...she won't get my support in a primary...general sure but
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#19
Her local school board voted unanimously to approve integrating schools and implemented the
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#31
Because many here have been trying to argue that Kamala's story of having to be bused
pnwmom
Jun 2019
#23
We're not supposed to call out people. Just read through the responses here. n/t
pnwmom
Jun 2019
#28
No one has denied that she was bused. The issue is whether it was federally mandated.
ucrdem
Jun 2019
#32
No. But whether the federal government should have a say in local civil rights enforcement is
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#40
Her story implied that she was bused under federally mandated law, which Biden had opposed.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#33
Some of Biden's anti-busing legislation didn't affect only court-ordered busing
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#38
Nobody implied that. Biden's are gunner was local desegregation was ok with him.
hedda_foil
Jun 2019
#44
I don't question her reasons for supporting federally mandated busing, but she
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#45
She implied it. Otherwise, why use herself as an example to personalize an attack on his vote
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#53
No. Berkley school board would have done it. I am not talking about any other locality or state.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#55
I am not arguing his anti-busing support. She misrepresented herself. Period. NT
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#57
Biden's amendment didn't include any compromises. It was a straight up prohibition.
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#62
It just seems there would be some history/awareness that they were redlined even
R B Garr
Jun 2019
#52