Guest three3 Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 " Large numbers of black migrants did not arrive in Buffalo until the 1940s, later than cities like Detroit or Philadelphia. They came for jobs in the booming steel and auto industries, economic engines that spawned machine shops and a sprawling transportation industry. While the city's early black community lived alongside white ethnics in bustling and crowded immigrant neighborhoods..." read more here: http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/03/29/most_segregated_cities/slideshow.html
KD in CA Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) So? Has the City of Buffalo passed laws barring people of certain races from living in certain areas? If not, I'm missing how Buffalo has 'segregated' anyone. People freely choose to live with others who most closely share their own heritage, culture and background. It's human nature. It's really time for Americans to get over this obsession with trying to analyze every aspect of life by race. Also, how come we never hear 'sobering reminders' about Chinese, Koreans or Italians all living in one neighborhood? Edited March 31, 2011 by KD in CT
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