'The Biggest Lie That Was Ever Told'

In the middle of the last century, the African-Americans who left the segregation of other parts of the country found it again right here in our city of sunny skies and high hopes.

Never mind what some may have heard about the supposed racial progressiveness of San Diego. It was, says a 91-year-old resident, "the biggest lie that was ever told."

San Diegans still live with the legacy of the segregation of the past, which helped determine the ethnic flavor of the city's inner-city neighborhoods. Adrian Florido examines how this history affects today's residents in San Diego's core, who find themselves facing new challenges and new neighbors.