This weeks reading from Hayter really reminded me a lot of a main topic I have been studying in my Justice in Civil Society class with Professor Coetsee. In this class, we have talked about annexing, redlining, white flight, and even got a little bit into some of the effects of white flight from a tax base standpoint. It was very interesting to read this with that context in mind. First, Hayter writes on page 14 that the annexation of Chesterfield “gutted black’s ability to elect council majority”. It would be so easy to say that “well the majority really does choose the elections, so whoever is chosen should be the best candidate”. However the more you think about it, the more you realize that situations like this even into the 1970s stifled the black community. The annexation of chesterfield meant that blacks had such a small percentage of total votes in such a polarized area that they really could never realistically elect a candidate that would represent them well because their votes were drowned out in a sea of additional white votes.<\/p>\n
Hatyer also discusses a potential counter argument on page 22. he cites that Burger and company claimed that it is “is not a statutory violation as long as the post-annexation electoral system fairly recognizes the minority\u2019s political potential.” However, what good is “potential” if the group with potential can never act upon it? “Recognizing potential” would mean granting complete and full social and political equality, which was evidently not the case. Lastly, Hayter discusses the idea that “interracial cooperation was always governed according to terms dictated by whites” (p. 8). This sheds light on the fact that throughout history, minority communities have not have the political power to stand up for themselves. While the majority groups make decisions, minority groups follow and unwillingly comply, as shown in this reading. Full citizenship would move past this and avoid issues mentioned in this writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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