Very interesting, Calumet! Thanks for the post. I'll have to read more when I have time. "White flight" certainly did exist. My family moved from Minneapolis to suburban Chicago in 1967. My dad grew up in a Chicago tenement and did not think the city proper was a good place to raise his children. When the rioting of 1968 occurred and dad was nearly killed coming out of the city, my parents decided to move us back to Minneapolis and I have been here since. Of course, in 1968 there was still "redlining" keeping each race in their own neighborhoods and sections of the city. Today, the city is fully integrated and the suburbs are becoming so as well. Parents and students have the opportunity to choose any high school in the city, as each emphasizes a different magnet or major. This has helped tremendously in integrating the schools.

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	Calumet	Jul 21, 2008 03:46PM GMTJuly 21, 2008 15:46:32
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