In the 1950s and 60s, De Jure segregation was the norm in many Southern states, with African Americans facing insane discrimination and violence. But then came the game-changing Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, which ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. This was a major win for the Civil Rights Movement, but it wasn't the end of segregation - not by a long shot.
Enter De Facto segregation - segregation that's not enforced by law, but still exists in practice. Think of gentrification, where wealthy folks move into neighborhoods, pricing out low-income families and people of color. It's like a silent segregation, where communities are divided by economic and social factors, rather than explicit laws.
