Submitted by DreadnoughtPoo t3_11allw7 in Connecticut
jules13131382 t1_j9t1qkd wrote
CT is very segregated. People of color live in poverty with crime riddled neighborhoods. I can’t imagine what the children growing up in those areas are going through.
Impossible_Watch7154 t1_j9t9t43 wrote
CT has one of the lowest rates of infant mortality. Children growing up in CT who are poor have the highest access to high quality health care
jules13131382 t1_j9ylf2p wrote
White people want them to remain poor and segregated away from white people. It’s a weird gilded cage.
Impossible_Watch7154 t1_ja3r703 wrote
lots of white people shafted by the New Gilded age of today- just like blacks and others.
welcomebackjelly t1_j9u8rq6 wrote
It’s economic segregation not racial segregation. Go to a poorer state and all the colors live together because every neighborhood is affordable. I wouldn’t really call this a CT issue, I’d call it a byproduct of a wealthy state
Dolamite9000 t1_j9tcx2v wrote
2nd this. I grew up here and it’s the kind of place where there might be only one or two families of color in an entire town. It’s a bit weird compared to other places.
jules13131382 t1_j9tqyu3 wrote
I always get downvoted for commenting on what people of color face in this state. But thanks for your comment acknowledging this truth.
Dolamite9000 t1_j9tzu7k wrote
You’re welcome. I think it’s something CT will have to contend with at some point. Even Boston is better in this regard and that’s got a lot of segregated spaces too.
beaveristired t1_j9w4ags wrote
It’s more about assuming ALL people of color live in poverty.
jules13131382 t1_j9wg3j7 wrote
I know they don’t. You’re right.
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