Racial Segregation in the US
Racial Segregation in the United States Segregation is defined as legal or social practice of separating groups of people by custom or by law based on differences of race, religion, wealth, culture, or sexual orientation (www.worldbook.com). Segregation is usually the result of a long period of group conflict, with one group having more power and influence than another group. A prominent type of segregation that continually affects the world everyday is racial segregation. Racial segregation in its modern form started in the late 1800’sand provides a means of maintaining the economic advantages and superior social status of the politically and socially dominant group, and in recent times it has been employed primarily by the white populations to maintain their ascendancy over other groups by means of legal and social color bars. There are two major types of segregation: de jure segregation and de facto segregation. Segregation by law, or de jure segregation, occurs when local, state, or national laws require ! racial separation, where the laws explicitly allow segregation. De jure segregation dates from the fou
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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