State sanctioned segregation

Date and country of first publication

2009
United States

Definition

State-sanctioned segregation refers to the legal separation of different racial, ethnic, or religious groups by the government. This type of segregation was prevalent in the United States until the mid-20th century, with laws and policies that enforced the separation of Black and white individuals in schools, public spaces, housing, and other areas of society. These laws were upheld by the government and enforced through various means, such as Jim Crow laws and the doctrine of "separate but equal." State-sanctioned segregation has had lasting negative effects on communities and individuals, contributing to inequality and discrimination.

Related segregation forms

State sanctioned segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

residential segregation

This visualization is based on the study The Multidisciplinary Landscape of Segregation Research.

For the complete network of interrelated segregation forms, please refer to:

• First year of publication

• Louvain clusters

• Betweenness centrality

• Disciplines in which segregation forms first emerged (Scopus database).

State sanctioned segregation appears in the following literature

Highsmith A.R. (2009). Demolition means progress: Urban renewal, local politics, and state sanctioned ghetto formation in Flint, Michigan. Journal of Urban History, 35(3), 348-368. https://doi.org/10.1177/0096144208330403

Brilliant M. (2012). Blurring the color blind line eroding the dichotomy between color blindness and color consciousness in civil rights in the American story. Civil Rights in American Law, History, and Politics, 113-137. Cambridge University Press.https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139600170.004

Harris F.C., Lieberman R.C. (2013). Beyond discrimination: Racial inequality in a post racist era. Beyond Discrimination: Racial Inequality in a Post-Racist Era, 1-362. Russell Sage Foundation.https://doi.org/

Cooke C., Stevenson A. (2018). Breaking boundaries, defying borders: transnational networks of gender and race in South Africa and the United States. Safundi, 19(1), 1-8. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/17533171.2018.1404739