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A 4 page discussion of the historical development of the suburb and the racial segregation that it perpetuated. This paper argues that our governments itself played an incriminating role in this development. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Despite our proclamations of equality and progressiveness, racial segregation remains an unfortunate fact in this country. This phenomena has, in fact, been promoted by the state and can
be traced from its contemporary manifestation all the way back to earliest U.S. history. While this segregation has existed since our earliest history, it has become particularly pronounced with
the development of the suburb. One has only to drive through any major U.S. city and its surrounding suburbs to affirm the fact that racial segregation is very much
a component of our new millennium. Blacks and other minorities often comprise the major presence in the inner city in particular and whites flow out of the city to
make their presence foremost in the suburbs. The cities of this nation are distinct patchworks of black and red and yellow on a predominant background of white. This
patchwork is comprised not just of color but also of economics. Squires (1999) observes that although:
"overt racism has diminished greatly over the last 30 years, most American cities remain deeply segregated. A host of other problems, such as the lack of both public
services and private enterprise in inner-city black neighborhoods, have persisted in part because of this segregation".
The development of the suburbs was inspired by the deep desire to improve the living standards that many were experiencing in our nations cities during the late nineteenth
and early twentieth century (Jackson, 1987). Initially those whose subsistence, i.e. their jobs, were based in the cities had no option to live there. As the cities grew
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