Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups, usually referring to races. Desegregation did not happen overnight in the United States. In fact, it took years for some states to get on board. The history and events of desegregation provided citizens in the United States with a movement to gain political and social freedom and equality. 

Peace justice

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Economic growth

Decent work and economic growth

Cities

Sustainable cities and communities

poverty

No poverty

Inequality

Reduced inequalities

The United States’ postwar housing policy created the world’s largest middle class. It also set America on two divergent paths -- one of imagined wealth, propped up by speculation and endless booms and busts, and the other in systematically defunded, segregated communities, where “the American dream” feels hopelessly out of reach.

Owned is a fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings and its unbridled commoditization, the film exposes a foundational story that few Americans understand as their own.

OWNED: A Tale of Two Americas

The United States’ postwar housing policy created the world’s largest middle class. It also set America on two divergent paths -- one of imagined wealth, propped up by speculation and endless booms and busts, and the other in systematically defunded, segregated communities, where “the American dream” feels hopelessly out of reach.

Owned is a fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings and its unbridled commoditization, the film exposes a foundational story that few Americans understand as their own.

Episode Title

  Desegregation  