Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2018
Keywords
segregation, discrimination, St. Louis City, North St. Louis County, unemployment, poverty, education, health outcomes, housing
Abstract
Place matters. Where people live in St. Louis has been shaped by an extensive history of segregation that was driven by policies at multiple levels of government and practices across multiple sectors of society. The effect of segregation has been to systematically exclude African American families from areas opportunity that support economic, educational, and health outcomes.
Recommended Citation
For the Sake of All [in collaboration with], Harvey, Thomas, McAnnar, John, Voss, Michael-John, Ascend STL Inc., Community Builders Network of Metro St. Louis, Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council (EHOC), and Team TIF. Segregation in St. Louis: Dismantling the Divide (2018).
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Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Health Law and Policy Commons, Housing Law Commons, Social Welfare Law Commons, State and Local Government Law Commons
Comments
Prof. Voss is a co-founder of and former litigator with ArchCity Defenders of St. Louis, Missouri, a law firm specializing in civil rights practice.