GGR124H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Concentric Zone Model, W. E. B. Du Bois, Chicago Riot
12 Jan 2017
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Lecture #9 Notes: Segregation and Exclusion
Donald Trump Rally
-Protesters caused a riot
-Led by the Black Lives Matter movement
-Connected to how the city of Chicago is formed
Chicago
-Clear racial pattern between Blacks, Whites, Hispanics and Asians
W.E.B Dubois
-The black community of the 7th Ward, Philadelphia was like a city within a city
-Limitations in forms of occupation, transport, services etc.
-Many social, physical and political aspects must be taken into account when
understanding segregated areas
The Great Migration
-Largest internal migration within the US
-2 waves of movement 1910-30, 1940-70
-Movement from south to north, rural to urban
-6 Million African Americans moved from the rural south to the cities of the north
-Black people moved to escape the racism of the Jim Crow south
-They also moved in order to find better jobs in the industrial cities
-Chicago known as a kind of “promised land” - over 500,000 Black people moved there
over the course of this migration
-Dubois’ studies were conducted during this time
Chicago Riot
-Segregated beach
-One black man was too close to the white people side
-Sparked the riot
-Violence awaiting in said cities due to segregation and racism
-Said violence shown through Jacob Lawrence’s work
“Discrimination is in the DNA of American real estate.” – Bouie 2014
Burges’ Concentric zone model
-Racial groups dominate different territory
-A very natural behaviour of cities
Restrictive Covenants
-In the early part of the 20th century, cities and towns used zoning to restrict African-
Americans and ethnic minorities to certain neighbourhoods.
-The US Supreme Court ruled such zoning unconstitutional in 1917, so developers and
neighbourhood associations started inserting clauses in their bylaws and deeds.
-Covenants are used to ‘protect land’ from particular uses or users at the point of
purchase.
-Some are socially benign and instead protect the land from heavy industry or
environmental destruction.
-However, historically, the majority of restrictive covenants were used to exclude groups
based on race, ethnicity and religion.
-Were used in Canada as well as the United States.
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Document Summary
Led by the black lives matter movement. Connected to how the city of chicago is formed. Clear racial pattern between blacks, whites, hispanics and asians. The black community of the 7th ward, philadelphia was like a city within a city. Limitations in forms of occupation, transport, services etc. Many social, physical and political aspects must be taken into account when understanding segregated areas. Movement from south to north, rural to urban. 6 million african americans moved from the rural south to the cities of the north. Black people moved to escape the racism of the jim crow south. They also moved in order to nd better jobs in the industrial cities. Chicago known as a kind of promised land - over 500,000 black people moved there over the course of this migration. Dubois" studies were conducted during this time. One black man was too close to the white people side. Violence awaiting in said cities due to segregation and racism.
