Martin Luther King Memorial District, Charleston, South Carolina

Racial Designation: Black

Gentrification Status: High

Responsible Party: Predator realtors, private developement, Charleston Board of Architectural Review, changing demographics

Tools of Gentrification: Landmark Targeting

Community Response: No

Anti-gentrification Advocates: Rev. William Swinton-Ebenzer AME

Anti-gentrification Strategies: Churches, Public Exposure Events

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/historically-black-charleston-churches-moving-off-peninsula-as-area-continues/article_04388360-dd0e-11e8-8552-93921ab0a152.html

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