Posts Tagged ‘history’
White Flight Levittown Suburban Segregation
The highway acts of the 50's and 60's and neighborhood building restrictions were perfectly timed with the civil rights movement to create modern segregation. I live in Scarritt Renaissance an older area of Northeast Kansas City. The neighborhood is often known in the suburbs as an area of prostitution and drugs. Many suburbanites have a [...]
Us Vs. Them
A man walked into a diner wearing a red jacket adorned with the logo and emblem of a certain sports team, the team of an out of town school. The conversation between the waitress and patrons began to evolve into a competition between what school team they supported, and how the school they attended was superior. This odd competition seems to be [...]