White America is quietly self-segregating
Everyone wants diversity. But not everyone wants it on their street.
Updated by Alvin Chang@alv9nalvin@vox.com Jan 18, 2017, 8:20am EST
https://www.vox.com/2017/1/18/14296126/white-segregated-suburb-neighborhood-cartoon
So the takeaway from this is that whites are continuing to segregate the US. And this has major negative consequences for the future of the country. These are the Trump voters, to a large extent. And they are denying other Americans a chance at the American Dream.
Everyone wants diversity. But not everyone wants it on their street.
Updated by Alvin Chang@alv9nalvin@vox.com Jan 18, 2017, 8:20am EST
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But this isn't a story about what minorities have done. It's about how many white people have reacted to increasing exposure to nonwhite populations, who are following in their footsteps and pursuing the traditional American dream. The reaction is not always articulated or even intentional; in fact, most people say they want to live in a diverse and integrated community; they, too, have the dream that no one will be judged by the color of their skin.
But data shows that as minorities move into suburbs, white families are making small and personal decisions that add velocity to the momentum of discrimination. They are increasingly choosing to self-segregate into racially isolated communities — "hunkering down," as Lichter likes to call it — and preserving a specific kind of dream.
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And even when white families live in relatively diverse suburbs or urban neighborhoods, the one place integration has to be faced head on is in traditional public schools, where catchment areas determine where your child goes.
In a place like North Carolina, white families are using charter schools to escape this system. And as a whole, studies show that charter schools have created more segregation than traditional schools. It can be a tool to integrate schools, but that’s not what’s happening — white children who choose to go to charter schools are choosing to go to predominantly white schools, and black children to a predominantly black one. In short, charter schools are being used by some as a self-segregation tool.
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https://www.vox.com/2017/1/18/14296126/white-segregated-suburb-neighborhood-cartoon
So the takeaway from this is that whites are continuing to segregate the US. And this has major negative consequences for the future of the country. These are the Trump voters, to a large extent. And they are denying other Americans a chance at the American Dream.
