America and Intergration

Integration is America is only present in certain places. The idea that America has become a fully integrated nation is a myth. Yes we do allow several different people to live in the United States but there are still people that do not like having foreigners here. If you look at the diversity in the nation as a whole we look pretty great but take our city as the shining example of the truth. By majorities: African American on the South Side, Whites on the North, and Hispanics on the West side. As divided as this city is I do not consider it segregation, but instead separation. I think that by nature people want to be near people that are similar to them. This idea is also seen in our very own 5th period philosophy class. I don't think people do it on purpose, but maybe they simply do not want to stand out by bring in a group of people that they don't look like. This is why in Chicago we have Chinatown and the Black Belt, people feel more comfortable being around their own race. No this doesn't make people racist it simply makes them human, everyone has been guilty of doing this, I certainly have. If a African American walks into a classroom where they do not know anyone they will naturally gravitate to where one or more African Americans are seated. This will be the same case for other races. I think that Chicago is simply a victim of separation, they are not segregated.