African American Poverty Segregation

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African Americans of economic classes live in higher poverty neighborhoods rather than whites living in a higher class with more income. Living in neighborhoods that are primarily concentrated on poverty is a singularity common to African Americans, but it is almost mysterious among white populations. Children who are exposed to impoverished communities is very harmful toward their life chances. Poverty places a big role in social classes which leads to who is exposed to opportunities. About thirty-three percent of all white students attend a low-poverty school and a mere six percent attend a high-poverty school (Nces.ed.gov). Poverty segregation moves the open opportunities in the education world, this is also touched by

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