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Why are black people more commonly centered in the inner city, and why are white people more spread out among the suburbs?
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After the Civil War, when slaves were given freedom, many former slaves moved north to find factory work in the large industrial cities. At the same time, a lot of poor immigrants were arriving from Europe, and also settled in the cities to find work. Parts of the city that were once inhabited by wealthy business owners (mostly white) turned into slums, so these families moved out of the city into the suburbs. In some cases, the children and grandchildren of the poor city dwellers were eventually able to afford the more expensive suburban homes. But many were caught in a cycle - working all the time to make ends meet left little time for education - and their descendants remained in the cities.
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The answer is money,power,education, and discriminiation.
White people general have better educations, so they have more money, and more power.
More money, power and educations gives you more choices. You can choose to live where you like. If you are poor, you have to live where the rents are cheaper. Though in the past 20 years or so, many black people have realized that education brings more money and more power, and more and more of them are moving to the suburbs. Though not enough.
Discrimination, is insidious. It is a behind the scenes, unspoken plan, to keep blacks in the inner cities, by perhaps, not showing them any houses in the suburbs, when they are looking to move, or deny their loan application. Things like that also, keep blacks into the inner city.
Here is something interesting. In France, the rich white people live in Paris and the poor ethnic people live in the suburbs.
HOpe this answers your questions.
Michele
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This is a horrible answer. But to know that, all you need to do is read an American History text book. I mean, I COULD tell you all about American History right now, but it would take too long and I have a migraine.
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-Lia
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