The Economics of Integration - WSJ

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-economics-of-integration-segregation-civil-rights-64c9da06 By Roland Fryer Feb. 2, 2025 4:50 pm ET Listen (6 min) No topic was more prevalent around my grandmother’s Sunday dinner table than the effect of segregation on black people. Over generous helpings of mashed potatoes, collard greens and pork chops smothered in brown gravy, I heard stories, some true and some rumored, about how segregation had shaped our community and those at the table. Those folks had taken it upon themselves to undo segregation where they found it. My grandmother integrated schools as a sixth-grade teacher in Port Orange, Fla., in 1969. My great-aunt and great-uncle were the first black school

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-economics-of-integration-segregation-civil-rights-64c9da06 By Roland Fryer Feb. 2, 2025 4:50 pm ET Listen (6 min) No topic was more prevalent around my grandmother’s Sunday dinner table than the effect of segregation on black people. Over generous helpings of mashed potatoes, co