In many major cities, racism being a major factor in the development of the suburbs is plain undeniable historic fact. Atlanta, for example, may have been know

In many major cities, racism being a major factor in the development of the suburbs is plain undeniable historic fact. Atlanta, for example, may have been known as "the city too busy to hate" but continues to suffer from many issues that are a direct result of white flight and deliberate efforts to keep minorities out of the suburbs. It's why the METRA train lines and public transportation in general has such limited coverage. It's why the metro area is a mess of disjointed services. It's why "Atlanta" has a population of over 6 million but the City of Atlanta has less than half a million residents. None of this happened by accident. In the most extreme case, a 30 mile long, 10 foot wide city existed for decades solely to contain the City of Atlanta.[1] This happened in less blatant ways all over the metro area and bitter fighting to keep Atlanta out (with "Atlanta" being unsubtle code for "minorities") was a recurring theme throughout the 20th century. The people living there today may not necessarily be racist, but the existence of the suburbs themselves is pretty directly attributable to racism. Some of those burbs are majority minority today; that doesn't mean that their formation wasn't racist or that that history doesn't have real knock-on effects. [1] - https://www.wabe.org/how-atlanta-was-kept-out-cobb-county-10-foot-wide-city/ https://www.wabe.org/how-atlanta-was-kept-out-cobb-county-10...