There’s nothing “BREAKING NEWS” about this post. And that’s OK. Because when one of the local blogs writes something like Central District News’ “How segregation shaped the neighborhood” post — which could really be entitled “How segregation shaped Seattle” — you just have to give props and hope people read. After the jump, check out the incredible map that shows just how concentrated Seattle’s black population was 50 years ago.Now seriously, go read.
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