Rooted: How decades of discriminatory housing policy shaped Atlanta’s housing crisis

In neighborhoods severely affected by these housing policies, the blatant disinvestment in some areas is juxtaposed with rapid redevelopment in others, bringing high-end grocery stores, sit-down restaurants, fitness classes, craft breweries, and bars.

However, as the city grows, gentrification and the displacement of legacy residents often follow, with formerly redlined neighborhoods undergoing dramatic demographic changes.

Studies from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition show that Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward is now majority-white after decades of gentrification.