Ferguson, Missouri, a community of approximately 22,000 near St. Louis, has been engulfed in protests since Aug. 10—one day after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. Although the facts of the shooting are not settled, the event has revealed the significant mistrust the African-American community of Ferguson has for the local government.
Similar to many North Texas communities, Ferguson is an aging and diversifying inner-ring suburb that has failed to embrace its changing demographics. The result is a city where a substantial majority of the citizens are black, but local government continues to be dominated almost exclusively by white citizens. Mistrust and antagonism are the unfortunate, yet predictable, products of this racially polarized community. How does this happen? And how can it change?
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