project 2004 was saturday....
Austin has a clear geographic distinction between the have's and have not's; divided neatly by the interstate. Where the poor, mainly latino and african american families, settled east of I-35 and the more prominient, west. This was by no accident, in the early 20th century in order to keep minority families away from the centers of business, politics and education the city implemented a rezoning strategy that placed all the african american schools on the east side. Due to segregation black families had no choice but to settle where the schools could be found. Thereby creating a divide that has lasted till this very day.
....the world is segregated by the have's and have not's
Austin has a clear geographic distinction between the have's and have not's; divided neatly by the interstate. Where the poor, mainly latino and african american families, settled east of I-35 and the more prominient, west. This was by no accident, in the early 20th century in order to keep minority families away from the centers of business, politics and education the city implemented a rezoning strategy that placed all the african american schools on the east side. Due to segregation black families had no choice but to settle where the schools could be found. Thereby creating a divide that has lasted till this very day.
....the world is segregated by the have's and have not's
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