GEO 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Slum Clearance, Ethnic Conflict
11 Dec 2016
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Urbanization, population change, and the roots of crisis. In-migration: 1910 1966: u. s. black population doubles, urban black population increases fivefold. Urban redevelopment and renewal: housing act of 1949. Displacement: slum clearance and highway building, 1957 1959: u. s. lost 475k housing units per year, public housing construction slow, shift to high rise. Shifting employment and de-industrialization: jobs shift to suburbs, south, and later overseas. (cid:862)white flight(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)atio(cid:374) of po(cid:448)e(cid:396)ty: 1960 1967: urban white population declines 1. 3m, employment disparities. Unemployment in 1966: 11% whites, 40% non-whites: creation of black ghettos. Deepening segregation: high segregation index for largest u. s. cities. Measures distribution of group, even to uneven. % of group that would have to move for even distribution: 0 30 low, 40 50 moderate, 60 100 high. In 1960, the largest u. s. cities index is 86: segregation both institutionalized and informal. Newark, nj: july 12 and july 17 (1967) Detroit, mi: 12th st. riot, july 22 july 27 (1967)
