In the book, American Apartheid, Douglas S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton tell a story about how the “black ghetto” was created. Massey and Denton focused on one important factor in this book, which was segregation. In American Apartheid, both authors argued that segregation was a factor that contributed to forming the “black ghetto”. Not only that, both authors argued that racial segregation contributed to the idea of blacks thinking that it’s normal to be poor and unemployed. They also argue that, because blacks are being exposed to such environments, it can keep them from being successful. Massey and Denton also discussed how segregation creates a cruel environment that blacks have to adapt to. As mentioned earlier, Massey and Denton main
