Which statement best explains why US cities became segregated by culture and ethnicity in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Many immigrants settled near people who shared their language, customs, or national background, creating ethnic neighborhoods. Discrimination and exclusion from other communities often made these neighborhoods especially important as places to find support and familiar institutions. City planners and authorities generally did not formally assign immigrants to separate neighborhoods, so A is the best explanation.

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