Persisting Segregation: America's Unresolved Issue

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Segregation began in 1896, after slavery was abolished and ended in 1964 with the Civil Rights Act all throughout America, but did it really end the racial segregation? or changed how one viewed African Americans. Although the law ended Segregation, we still see segregation in different areas in our world as well as in housing, schools, employment, and even economic status in 2016. “America Has a Big Race Problem”, “How policy built segregation in Baltimore”, and lastly my personal experience will provide evidence on how segregation still exist in 2016, as well as what started it. If you were to compare Woodlawn High school and Catonsville High school, you’ll notice a huge difference in how many students are currently attending the school as well as the racial demographic in each of the schools. It isn’t just schools, but if you look at Baltimore City and look closely into it you’ll notice that most of the houses in certain areas are completely abandoned, some areas are over populated, people living in property, and lastly segregation in certain areas of …show more content…

Although Segregation ended by law, did racial segregation really end was the real question, In the Article it stated that “When almost 90 percent of white people in America who take the Implicit Association Test show an inherent racial bias for white people versus black people, that means something. “This means that people still view black people living in American differently, and this led to segregation in housing, and schools. Melissa mentioned on how if a black person tries to move into a white neighborhood, the white family must reject it because police offers and real agents will not allow this happen, which is what continues the housing segregation, with the housing segregation this limits the schools that African Americans can attend to, and often leads to overcrowding and a higher racial

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