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... percent . As during earlier migrations , most of those who left the South settled in the Midwest and Northeast . In 1970 , those two regions of the country were home to nearly 9 million blacks , or about 40 percent of the total African ...
... percent . As during earlier migrations , most of those who left the South settled in the Midwest and Northeast . In 1970 , those two regions of the country were home to nearly 9 million blacks , or about 40 percent of the total African ...
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... percent of the popu- lation of Gary , Indiana , followed by Detroit , Michigan ( 83 percent ) ; Birmingham , Alabama ( 74 percent ) ; Atlanta , Georgia ( 62 percent ) ; Washington , D.C. ( 61 percent ) ; and Chicago , Illinois ( 38 ...
... percent of the popu- lation of Gary , Indiana , followed by Detroit , Michigan ( 83 percent ) ; Birmingham , Alabama ( 74 percent ) ; Atlanta , Georgia ( 62 percent ) ; Washington , D.C. ( 61 percent ) ; and Chicago , Illinois ( 38 ...
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... percent and 84 percent of black men and women , respectively , and 63 percent and 72 percent of white men and women , respectively , believed the distur- bances were either mainly or partially " protest " ori- ented . Black - white ...
... percent and 84 percent of black men and women , respectively , and 63 percent and 72 percent of white men and women , respectively , believed the distur- bances were either mainly or partially " protest " ori- ented . Black - white ...
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