Segregation of African Americans in the northern states has most often taken the form of de jure segregation.

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While de jure segregation (segregation by law) was more common in the southern states, segregation in the northern states was more often de facto segregation (segregation by circumstance or societal norms). However, this does not mean that there were not instances of de jure segregation in the northern states.

Segregation of African Americans in the Northern States Has Most