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Formal Synthesis

    The Color of Law is a history of segregation, redlining, and de jure racial politics by Richard Rothstein, a senior fellow of the NAACP legal defense fund and a senior fellow of the Haas Institute at University of California Berkley. This week's research consisted of an introduction to the general ideas being explored in the text, as well as an in-depth look at the history of segregating San Fransisco and Palo Alto. One of the central ideas introduced very early is the misconception of what type of segregation has caused America's city to be so divided. De facto segregation is defined as segregation caused by the actions of individuals and privatized business, while de jure segregation comes directly from government action. The idea that majority of segregation in the past 100 years has come from de facto segregation is entirely false, de jure segregation has created what we now see today, urban areas that are predominately minority, and white families in the suburbs. The current language used to describe segregation has become twisted, with words like 'ghetto' appearing taboo, while a ghetto is simply an area of minorities the government has intentionally made difficult to leave.

    The exploration of San Fransicos creation of suburbs is clear evidence for this issue being national, found anywhere and everywhere. San Fransisco is regarded as one of the most progressive cities in the country, in a state that is consistently left of center. However, not even 40 years ago there were suburbs being developed around San Fransisco and Palo Alto that were created specifically for the purpose of white flight. The second black families began purchasing houses within the cities, new areas began being developed where African Americans would not be sold homes. A major city does not exist in the United States without suburbs that were created so white families could segregate themselves from black people looking for housing in cities. With the division created between urban areas and suburbs, the government had the opportunity to create segregation in other sectors, such as schools, building in areas where students would only be either white or black. 

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  1. Ms. DunleyApril 11, 2023 at 1:13 PM

    What are the after effects in Palo Alto today?

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    1. Sofia ReamMay 15, 2023 at 10:40 AM

      Northern California remains very divided by race. Because of Stanford and UC Berkley, both very prestigious universities, the culture of wealth divides has continued to keep neighborhoods that were once whites- only very white. Because of the way black people were put into situations where it was impossible for them to make as much money as white people in the same position, class divides mirror race divides.

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