Cultural similarities bring people together. However, there are whites who enjoy worshipping in Black churches and vice versa. Similarly, there are blacks students who find that they have more in common with the white students and sit with them in the cafeteria.
People flock towards those who look most like them and share similar interests. There are brave souls who go outside of their own comfort level, defy their own friends, to befriend and interact with those of another race.
To specifially look at these instances of segregation (the prom, church, etc.) overlooks WHY these instances come about. People claim to be appalled, but in our own little ways, we perpetuate this. Forced integration is only a bandaid for the problem, there is no cure. But, these kids learned from the adults in America. So, let's not be surprised that the next generation has already learned about America's problem with race and how to keep the problem going.
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Originally posted by snuggles12
Is there a written story about the prom? I can't believe a school district would hold 2 separate proms. When there is a case of separate proms, the school pays for the one that is attended by white students and the African Americans hold their own separate party which is financed by them. They can attend the official prom but choose to go to their own.
Self segregation is very apparent. If you remember in high school cafeteria, the white kids had their table, the black kids had their table, the hispanic kids had their table, etc.
Look at the churches. 11AM on a Sunday morning is the most segregated time of the week. You have black churches and white churches and then there is a sprinkling of a mixed church. So for those you do not think it still happens, you must not be aware of your surroundings.
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