Topic: City Services

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51: Civil Wrongs
• 34:26 - 37:55

51: Civil Wrongs

De Facto vs De Jure Segregation, Legal Creation of Slums

The segment concludes the Richard Rothstein clips, emphasizing that segregation was a legal creation (de jure) rather than an accidental occurrence (de facto). Rothstein argues that the deterioration of Black neighborhoods was a result of denied services and overcrowding caused by government policy. This created a false image of Black Americans as "slum dwellers" in the eyes of the white public.