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When I moved from Canada to the U.S., I was surprised how segregated the country still is. It's not legally enforced, of course. It's just that there are blac
by martincmartin 17y ago
When I moved from Canada to the U.S., I was surprised how segregated the country still is. It's not legally enforced, of course. It's just that there are black parts of town and white parts of town.
So although I've lived in both Pittsburgh and Boston for a total of 16 years now, including grad school where I was very social, I haven't had much of a chance to have African American friends because I've met almost no African Americans.
- jdminhbg 17y agoI would note that I think Pittsburgh and Boston are both more segregated than the average American city -- Boston famously so.
- buckler 17y agoFor some reason, I've heard the exact same thing from residents of Chicago, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, etc. So does "average" exclude major (maybe East Coast) U.S. cities? Should I look at cities of smaller scale... say Oxnard, CA? Which criteria should one consider when deciding a city is "normally" segregated? Just want to know how things are different in the average American city with a significant number of ethnic minorities.