Despite the commonly held perception that most northern citizens embraced racial equality As Long As They Dont Move Next Door graphically demonstrates the variety of methodsincluding violence and intimidation unjust laws restrictive covenants discrimination by realtors and mortgage lenders and white flight to suburban enclavesused by whites to thwart the racial integration of their neighborhoods. Author Stephen Grant Meyer offers the first full length national history of American race relations examined through the lens of housing discrimination and he forces readers to confront and reevaluate the deep and enduring division between the races. Although this is a discomforting analysis which concludes that housing discrimination still exists it is only a clearer understanding of our shared racial past that will enable Americans to create a successful prescription for fighting intolerance. An original and captivating study that illuminates overlooked groups and individuals committed to the national struggle for civil rights this is important reading for anyone interested in AfricanAmerican history.