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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThese Maps Show How Segregated The US Still Is
http://www.businessinsider.com/these-maps-show-how-segregated-the-us-still-is-2014-4
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These Maps Show How Segregated The US Still Is (Original Post)
FarCenter
Apr 2014
OP
This map perfectly illustrates why the GOP is fighting hard to ban non-white voting. nt
onehandle
Apr 2014
#3
Speaking for Louisiana, we don't need anymore of them down here, they are fine where they are.
RB TexLa
Apr 2014
#7
Such maps are only really useful when map area is proportional to population, not land area
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2014
#8
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)1. K&R! nt
oldhippie
(3,249 posts)2. I don't see anything really surprising there ......
People tend to stay near family.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)3. This map perfectly illustrates why the GOP is fighting hard to ban non-white voting. nt
Jgarrick
(521 posts)4. My town is 97.5% non-Hispanic white.
Which means...what, exactly?
pipoman
(16,038 posts)6. Obviously something sinister is afoot...
pipoman
(16,038 posts)5. Not sure the utility of this?
What is the point? "Segregation" has a pretty negative connotations.
RB TexLa
(17,003 posts)7. Speaking for Louisiana, we don't need anymore of them down here, they are fine where they are.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,154 posts)8. Such maps are only really useful when map area is proportional to population, not land area
There may be many areas that are overwhelmingly white, but if they're rural, not a lot of people live there. On the map above, it's difficult to see the urban areas, where most people live.