Which of those cities are Republican leaning? At any rate, the racial divides aren't surprising to me. It's hard to to reverse the effects of institutionalized racism in less than half a century. I think economic status also plays a role in integration as well.
Here's another example of a major city that's still racially divided and probably will be for a long time.
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Chicago is an old city; its long history is at the root of the problem. Institutional segregation was at first enforced by law and by force. One hundred years ago, these systems and laws created parts of the city for not only particular races, but also for ethnic groups as well.
When institutional segregation came under greater and greater legal pressure, it gave away to subtler, but very effective techniques for maintaining segregation such as red lining and steering.
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