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I grew up in a suburb of Milwaukee. As a city, it is probably one of the most segregated in the country. While the city has been making great strides in impro

by swalsh 14y ago

I grew up in a suburb of Milwaukee. As a city, it is probably one of the most segregated in the country. While the city has been making great strides in improving itself, its still rare to see people of different ethnic backgrounds living next to each other. Additionally, there have been some bad incidents involving racial prejudices in recent history. A few years ago, there was a small riot between blacks/whites after the state fair. Which was then followed up with a neo nazi march countered by an anti-protest. Tensions still seem a bit high when I talk to my parents.

gknoy 14y ago
That's probably a big reason why the first two pictures portray ethnically diverse members of the force.
TheFuture 14y ago
> small riot between blacks/whites after the state fair Uh, that's one way to describe it. A large group of black teenagers/20-somes started fighting with each other and then just started jumping white people, beating on them, then moving on to the next victim. A similar scene took place after July 4th fireworks were several white people were beaten and a convenience store trashed. http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/126828998.html http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/126828998.html