Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

“If we go back to the ’40s and ’50s when a lot of suburban communities were being created … they were structured as all-white communities. It’s not a surprise that so many white families are living in largely white communities.” We know that one of the patterns of racism, one of the ways racism has manifested itself over time, has been the way our neighborhoods are structured. “I think we should start with the fact that most of us are living in segregated communities and that is not by accident. On the genesis of housing segregation and how it impacts young friendships: Beverly Daniel Tatum is a psychologist and the best-selling author of the book “Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?”

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Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum