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Urbanization and segregation

Urbanization and segregation. Where Americans lived, 1850-1920. Foreign immigration and Southern born black migration. Segregation in U.S. cities. 1890-1940 : Birth of the ghetto 1940-1970 : Consolidation and expansion of the ghetto 1970 – 1990 : Decline in segregation nationwide.

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Urbanization and segregation

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  1. Urbanization and segregation

  2. Where Americans lived, 1850-1920

  3. Foreign immigration and Southern born black migration

  4. Segregation in U.S. cities • 1890-1940 : Birth of the ghetto • 1940-1970 : Consolidation and expansion of the ghetto • 1970 – 1990 : Decline in segregation nationwide

  5. Reasons for segregation • Around 1950: Segregation enforced by whites limiting blacks access to white neighborhoods • In 1990: Whites pay more for the same type of housing in neighborhoods without blacks.

  6. Index of dissimilarity • N is the total number of neighborhoods • Value of index ranges from 0-1 • Measures the share of either the black or white population would need to change areas for the races to be evenly distributed in a city • < 0.3 is considered low • 0.3 – 0.6 is moderate • > 0.6 is considered high

  7. A foot in the door …

  8. Attitudinal changes “White people should have a right to keep blacks out of their neighborhoods if they want to, and blacks should respect that right.”

  9. Recent changes in segregation

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