History GCSE
De Facto Segregation
What De Facto Segregation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of De Facto Segregation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A condition in northern and western ghettos that the riots were fundamentally rooted in anger over, alongside severe poverty, poor housing and high unemployment.
Topics that use De Facto Segregation
- Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 4 The civil rights movement, 1965–75 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Government Response
- Legislative reform
- Urban Unrest
- De facto vs de jure segregation
- Economic Inequality
- Political representation
- Socio-economic inequality
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