Name: My road trip through the whitest towns in America
Uploaded: 2015-08-11T14:59:58Z
Duration: 12 min 51 s
Description: As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA -- and moved in. In this funny, honest, human talk, he shares what he learned as a black man in Whitopia.

Rich Benjamin: My road trip through the whitest towns in America

My road trip through the whitest towns in America

As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA -- and moved in. In this funny, honest, human talk, he shares what he learned as a black man in Whitopia.

As the nation becomes more multicultural, some places are quietly becoming whiter and less diverse. Through a two-year, 27,000-mile immersion in rapidly growing white communities, vivid details emerged—like counting more Confederate flags than Black people in North Idaho, or mingling at gated enclaves and megachurches. Many residents seek safety, comfort, and familiarity, often without conscious racial intent, yet the result is stark separation. Despite better personal relationships across races, residential and educational segregation remains as stubborn as it was in 1970.