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    Why Segregation Is Wrong

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    Do you think segregation is okay or is it wrong? People are separating black and whites from each other just because of the color of their skin. Segregation is wrong because it separates everyone away from each depending on the color of people’s skin. ~-.-~ Segregation is wrong because it separates people by their race and doesn’t follow the laws of the constitution’s fourteenth amendment. "Life‚ liberty or property‚ without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction

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    I found the article American Apartheid very interesting. The topic of residential segregation was the main focus point. The connection of segregation in the 70s and the 80s to present day is very shocking. It just shows that every cause has an effect. Even though the act of segregation ended in the 80s; the thought of it continues today. Separate but equal was never equal because of the history of American the stain of black and white continues to be an uphill battle. Blacks are the only race that

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    Why Is Segregation Wrong

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    we live in today discrimination and segregation is not unusual‚ but back in the early 1900’s‚ it was worse. Laws had it where people weren’t allowed to co-live peacefully with each other because of ethnic and background. Even though it was a long process to teach this society that segregation is wrong. It allowed the United States to know that segregation laws are wrong because they are unfair‚ unequal‚ and dangerous. One of the ways to describe segregation would be unfair. For example‚” On September

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    Racial Segregation Essay

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    misconception in the United States about racial segregation‚ some believe that “Historically‚ segregation in the South was of the de jure variety‚ whereas segregation in the North and West were de facto in nature”. Basically this statement is saying that the segregation in the South consisted of policy and law while segregation in the north and west was rooted with personal racism. This statement is not valid because all three geographic locations expressed segregation with both de jure as well as de facto

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    Why Segregation Is Wrong

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    Segregation‚ a topic known to all yet many choose to do nothing about it. This word is used in a incoherent way. It was and is used being used as separation of different racial groups. Segregation is wrong since we are all one together‚ culture or appearance does not make a difference. Segregation also creates violence and hatred‚ causes others to be inferior towards others‚ and an economical inequality. Violence and hatred are some of the effects of segregation. In source 2 article Showdown in

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    Do you think that this countries neighborhoods were built by racial segregation? The Racial segregation of cities and suburbs have defined this nation since after World War 2. The main topics in this paper are why the segregation happened‚ the long-term impact on African Americans‚ and how Urban Renewal is connected to the rise of racial segregation. The Racial segregation starts after the end of WW2. There was a demand for houses for troops who are coming home from the war. Major housing developments

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    Suburban Segregation Segregation refers to separation of ethnic‚ cultural and other distinct groups which are based on housing and residence. Residential or suburban segregation sorts different population groups into various residential contexts and shapes their living environment at the vicinity level. Metropolitan cities in US are utterly segregated according to the racial lines. According to 1990 surveys some 70% of Americans would need to change their places of residence to achieve racial

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    If I could change the outcome of a historical event‚ I would choose not labeling and putting a group of people into a category based on their status‚ race‚ background‚ ethnicity‚ etc. For example: Back then in 1896‚ there was segregation between African American people and White people. African Americans couldn’t the same things or get the same jobs as Whites could. Blacks couldn’t sit on the front of the bus‚ but white’s could. There were labels for everything separating blacks and whites. There

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    C) Segregation: Racial segregation in Miami is analogous to most other American cities‚ such that non-Hispanic Blacks are the most racially segregated group. Figure 4 illustrates the indices of segregation between racial and ethnic groups in Miami/Dade County. With an index of 73.2‚ Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Blacks are the groups with the highest degree of segregation‚ this means that an estimated 73.2% of the groups’ population would have to relocate in order to balance the degree of evenness

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    Why Is Segregation Wrong

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    1900s‚ segregation has been an issue for races often discriminated against. The Civil War began was the first movement against it‚ however‚ even after it had been put to an end‚ the idea still lingered on‚ in a less harsh manner. Many major events occurring after the Civil War began a final motion against segregation‚ finally ending it in the 1960s. Segregation is an unethical morality owing to the fact that it is unconstitutional‚ cruel‚ and discriminating. The method of segregation was illegitimate

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