Question

Until the late 1970s the racial composition of some public schools still reflected decades of residential segregation that had resulted from economic inequities and private discrimination. This is referred to as ________

A) de jure segregation
B) de facto subjugation
C) de facto subrogation
OD) de facto segregation
E) ex post facto law

Answer 1

De facto segregation (option D) is the term used to describe the continued separation of races in schools due to economic inequities and private discrimination, despite racially neutral laws.

Step-by-step explanation:

The racial composition of some public schools until the late 1970s reflected decades of residential segregation that had resulted from economic inequities and private discrimination. This phenomenon is referred to as de facto segregation. In contrast to de jure segregation (segregation by law), de facto segregation refers to the continued separation of races and ethnicities regardless of laws that are racially neutral. This type of segregation is perpetuated by various factors including the persistence of segregated neighborhoods and has been exacerbated by trends such as "White Flight," where whites moved to suburbs, leaving cities behind.


Despite the legal advances of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which aimed to dismantle de jure segregation, these structural and social factors have maintained racial separation in schools, often reflecting the demographics of their surrounding communities.