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Voting In Local Elections

In local elections, each vote holds significant power due to typically lower voter turnouts, making every vote a larger fraction of the total. These elections crucially influence daily life, particularly in areas like housing and racial inequality. Local authorities decide on housing policies and community development, directly impacting living conditions. They also address racial disparities through policies in education, law enforcement, and public services.

Further Resources

If you are interested in learning more or further educating yourself and others below is a link to great recourses gathered by the St. Louis branch of the Habitat for Humanity who do great work fighting for change everyday in our community. The second link provides access to their donation page if you wish to help monetarily to make a difference.

Housing and Discrimination Resource List — Habitat for Humanity - Saint LouisThe history of housing segregation, discrimination, and unequal access to housing stems from policies that were aimed to divide the rich and wealthy from the middle working class and the poor.

Donate — Habitat for Humanity - Saint LouisYour donation today builds so much more than four walls and a roof: it creates a brighter social and economic future for low-income families right here in Saint Louis.

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"Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka." Oyez, www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/334us1.
"The Most and Least Segregated Cities in 2020." Othering & Belonging Institute, University of California, Berkeley, belonging.berkeley.edu/most-least-segregated-cities-in-2020.
"For the Sake of All: A Report on the Health and Well-Being of African Americans in St. Louis and Why It Matters for Everyone." Public Radio, mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kwmu/files/FSOA_Final_Report.pdf.
"The Geography of Segregation in St Louis." Core, core.ac.uk/download/pdf/217047947.pdf.
Hamilton, Keon. "The Color Line: Race in St. Louis." St. Louis Magazine, www.stlmag.com/news/the-color-line-race-in-st-louis/.
"St. Louis Named America's 10th Most Segregated City." FOX2now, fox2now.com/news/st-louis-named-americas-10th-most-segregated-city/.
"St. Louis Economic Inclusion Plan." NAACP, naacp.org/resources/st-louis-economic-inclusion-plan#:~:text=The%20report%20notes%20that%20with,40%20percent%20and%20%2490%2C100%20respectively.
"Black History Month: Delmar Divide DEIA Committee." Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Washington University in St. Louis, obgyn.wustl.edu/black-history-month-delmar-divide-deia-committee/#:~:text=The%20Delmar%20Divide%20is%20a,and%20south%20of%20Delmar%20Boulevard.
"Breaking Through and Breaking Down the Delmar Divide in St. Louis." Next City, nextcity.org/features/breaking-through-and-breaking-down-the-delmar-divide-in-st.-louis.

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