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History Of Racism In Southern Virginia

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3. Living in southern Virginia, there is an obvious separation between races that relates to the socioeconomics in the south. I live in an urban community and it is clear that the impoverished areas are mostly African American and the wealthier areas are white, however, this is not only a problem here in Virginia but across the entire south. Furthermore, this issue is caused by the enslavement and segregation of African Americans throughout American history that places them at a disadvantage at birth even before they can take control of their own life. Therefore, the history of racism in the south still affects minorities, even today, and it causes an endless cycle of minorities being at a shortcoming, not only socially, but economically where

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