A chapter titled "Freedom Now" in the book Working Class New York by Joshua Freeman is about segregation in New York City, focusing on African Americans and Puerto Rican. Freeman mentions how many Afican Americans move to New York City because it was less racially segregated than anywhere else in the United States. One can get a slightly better education in New York City but discrimination in hiring negates the improvement of better learning. The reason why many would want a better education is so the they can get good jobs and earn money. However, employer discriminates in the hiring process and tend to chose whites over blacks or Putero Ricans. Industries that do hire blacks would give them the less desirable jobs such as housekeeping and cleaning. 

While one would think that with a better eduation, it would be easier for African Americans or Puerto Rican to move up the social ladder, that is not true due to discrimination in school as Freeman said.  In a predominately white school, there would be better teachers, supplies, and resources. The opposite for schools predominately black. While school in New York City is better, it does not increase non-whites' chance to moves up the social structure. 

Today, discrimination and segregation is a bad word but that does not mean that it does not happen. While there is not much racial segregation now, there is class segregation. I think that there would always be segregation and discrimination in this world. It can change from race to class and perhaps to something else in the future but it will always be here.