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American Apartheid

Segregation and the Making of the Underclass

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American Apartheid

By: Douglas S. Massey, Nancy A. Denton
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
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American Apartheid shows how the Black ghetto was created by Whites during the first half of the 20th century in order to isolate growing urban Black populations. It goes on to show that, despite the Fair Housing Act of 1968, segregation is perpetuated today through an interlocking set of individual actions, institutional practices, and governmental policies. In some urban areas the degree of Black segregation is so intense and occurs in so many dimensions simultaneously that it amounts to "hypersegregation".

The authors demonstrate that this systematic segregation of African Americans leads inexorably to the creation of underclass communities during periods of economic downturn. Under conditions of extreme segregation, any increase in the overall rate of Black poverty yields a marked increase in the geographic concentration of indigence and the deterioration of social and economic conditions in Black communities.

As ghetto residents adapt to this increasingly harsh environment under a climate of racial isolation, they evolve attitudes, behaviors, and practices that further marginalize their neighborhoods and undermine their chances of success in mainstream American society. This book is a sober challenge to those who argue that race is of declining significance in the United States today.

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African American Studies Americas Anthropology Black & African American Social Sciences Specific Demographics United States Social justice Equality Capitalism Discrimination Africa Urban Nonfiction
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I love the whole book. I would recommend this book to all to wants to broaden their knowledge about racial equality. This book should be a best seller this my rating.

American Apartheid

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Informative history of housing in America. The author described an in depth history of the laws and tactics used to maintain separation of the races in regards to living.

Housing in America for African Americans

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If you are what this very informative book is about you realize not all these “facts” are true at all. Think this is written by non-Black ppl…yeah so we know what time it is. Hard ER N-words and other issues you will find in this book is disturbing. Still a very good and informative book.

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