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Podcast: Simple Civics: Greenville County
Episode: Racial displacement in Greenville, SC: historic and current population shifts in the city of Greenville and surrounding Greenville county
Description: If you’ve lived in Greenville, SC for even a short period of time, you know that it is changing. Beautiful amenities such as Unity Park and continued development of Main Street have only enhanced Greenville’s appeal to visitors and new residents who are moving into new apartments, condominiums, and single family homes within the city and throughout the county. There is one group that is leaving the city, though - Black residents. Recently released data compiled by the Shi Institute at Furman University document the decrease in Black households in the city - especially in hist...