Learning From L.A. Secession

Tavis Smiley speaks with regular commentator Connie Rice about the wider implications of Los Angeles' failed secession initiative.

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November 22, 2002, 3:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Although the Valley effort to secede from Los Angeles was not entirely racially based, it was primarily affluent residents who favored secession, and not minority voters, who voted heavily against secession. Tavis Smiley and Connie Rice address issues of economic and social justice raised by L.A. secession. Editor's note: This is a link to a RealMedia streaming audio file.

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Read the full story: Learning from the Failure of L.A. Secession Initiative

Thursday, November 21, 2002 in National Public Radio

Government / Politics California

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