Indefensible Spaces

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Indefensible Spaces examines the policing of housing through the story of Black community building in the Antelope Valley, Los Angeles Countys northernmost outpost. Tracing its evolution from a segregated postwar suburb to a destination for those priced, policed, and evicted out of Los Angeles, Rahim Kurwa tells the story of how the Antelope Valley resisted Black migration through the policing of subsidized housingand how Black tenants and organizers fought back. This book sheds light on how the nations policing and housing crises intersect, offering powerful lessons for achieving housing justice across the country.