Cordelia Jones had lived in the historic Elm Thicket/Northpark area of Dallas for decades when rising property taxes forced her to sell.
Bigger, more expensive properties were springing up around her working-class neighborhood, and despite Jones and her late husband juggling multiple jobs to pay for their home, the impact on property values meant she could no longer afford to stay.
“The house sold, she moved out,” Jones’ neighbor Amelia Perez said. “Three months later, she passed away. I have no doubt it’s because she left the one place she had been living her entire life, where she raised her family, the whole bit.”
Stories of displacement…