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    Commentary: Recent shooting exposes Buffalo’s deep-seated history of segregation

    by Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune May 18, 2022 3 minutes
    A woman chalks a message at a makeshift memorial outside of Tops market on May 15, 2022, in Buffalo, New York. A gunman opened fire at the store yesterday killing ten people and wounding another three. The attack was believed to be motivated by racial hatred.

    A true Buffalonian knows certain things. A good snowstorm brings out the best in a person. Strangers will dig each other out. There is no better sandwich than beef on weck. Next year will be the Bills’ year.

    The heart-wrenching violence that occurred at Tops Friendly Market exposes a painfully deep truth. The early to mid-20th century promise of integration and progress somehow skipped Buffalo, New York. Buffalo remains a segregated city. The gunman knew this. He exploited it. The results were devastating.

    When my grandparents and

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