Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Milwaukee-born writer describes 'invisible racial cage' around city

The Boston Globe carries a Milwaukee-born writer's recollection of the racially-segregating transit disconnections (registration required for the text) that separated city people from out-county jobs and opportunities.

A theme of two posts I wrote earlier this week, here and here.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 19, 2016 at 10:57 PM

    Five reads free per month at the Boston Globe. No registration required.

    May need to search the title of the article "Derrick Z. Jackson: Milwaukee’s invisible racial cage"

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/columns/2016/08/17/milwaukee-invisible-racial-cage/iUsRlE048xlEcrFJ6nvRvL/story.html

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  2. AnonymousAugust 23, 2016 at 11:20 AM

    Thanks, Anonymous 10:57.
    I just read Jackson's "invisible racial cage" article about Ol' Milwaukee (link above)
    and it should be required reading.

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