9-28-12: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

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Today is the premiere of "The Lines Between Us," Maryland Morning's year-long multimedia exploration of inequality in the Baltimore region. We start with an essay from senior producer Lawrence Lanahan. Lawrence came up with the idea for this series; in the essay, he explains why he feels a sustained conversation about inequality in the Baltimore region is necessary.

Then, Pikesville resident Sheldon Caplis shares a personal story from 1964, when a family secret came to light and permanently shaped his approach to race relations.

Plus, Sheilah explores how residential segregation took root in Baltimore with Antero Pietila, author of Not In My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City, and James Crockett, an 87-year-old African-American man from Ashburton who started practicing real estate in the 1950s.