St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-08-05
First Of three articIeS)
By James A. Tillman, Jr.
Executive Director
Greater Minneapolis Interfaith Fair Housing Program

First threear ticIes)
In years. significant gains have been made in
the North and West in regard to mnores in the fields of edu
cation and employment of the country is
theoretically possible for person. without reference to other
considerations to be educated to the limit of his abilities 1t is
also possible theoretically for to the job for
which his training has prepared him.
surface them appear
the which
country making field
relations This of course is dangerous illusion The existence of
segregated society the North and West the
The difference and this is significant between the North and
the South the fact that in the South the existence
segregated society legislation
North West the existence segregated society main
tanned and sustained largely by segregated residential living
forms of the
significant only In terms of the methods
used to maintain the segregated society in each region
glass North and West nafford
point finger contribute to
both sacred and secular ideals
begin by setting houses in order.
throwing segregation the South
which avoid facing the real
tiles the glass houses in which live in the North and West
has been
with the rest of the American people but the Commission on Housing
indicates that housing and residence have proved probably
the a equal
in the housing
although the white population in spite of
scarcity housing registered significant gains in housing
space per capita
Segregation cities tighter in 1850 than
years years whites from
permitted major expansion of minority living
space In
Housing minority groups substantially
in many quality pattern
changed little at all The evidence
whole separation of racial
abandoned by
continually suburban subdivisions
which minories barred
In the Twin Cities we are confronted with
many West the forces religion
within the city but beyond the city the
community Negroes
samples
closed to Negroes and in some parts to Jews oentals and
the in
Cities there rather weldened Negro ghettos
The change occurring change involving
outward direction This Of reflection Of
pattern which be dangerous to the life of the community
simply the geographical limits of the ghetto but not its
essential nature
Cities problem creating a dispersion
pattern residential living within the urban fringe well in
exub The relatively small number by comparison
to the total Negro poPuaon Negroes who live outside OF the
ghetto sufficient established dis
persed community.
problem intergroup
essentially problem white community the
community whether Protestant Catholic refuses extend
the concept of equality to nonhes Because OF existing legislation
levelsand because
legislation enforcing school segregation this
fua the part of the white community finds its basic
the form of residential segregation which in its turn often creates
de institutional segregation
residential segregation therefore, renders
equality opportunity the field Of education and employment
inevitably religion, (2)
education recreation and "a to the creation
a segregatiOnist ethOs In the general community.
Segregated housing West the direct result
attitudes of prejudice combined with the quest for status the
part majority This gnerazed prejudice quest for
which purport to
residential living These
seeoypes genazed
minorties The primary myths are these:
Property minories
neghborhood previously restricted
Myth 2: member minority group into neigh
borhood multitude will follow
Minority
Myh4 Minority members will be able their
homes keep their mortgages
relationship problems might
result ntermarriage
Prestige will people other groups
neghborhood.
myths directly related
society
by which members Of the majority
These methods utility
community religion arbitrary
mechanisms Of EXCLUSIVELY.
udal considerations mobility
bascaly fluid society where
mobility
continuing mobility they protect
and preserve that which already been achieved
fudty society symbols
acquire derena unequal rankings other
some symbols given
Most engage lifelong pursuit symbols
are
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