History A-Level
De facto versus de jure segregation
What De facto versus de jure segregation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Northern separation often arose from private choices, developer policy and economics rather than statute, unlike legally enforced southern segregation.
Topics that use De facto versus de jure segregation
- Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 1 The changing geography of civil rights issues (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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