Blacks Moving Back To The South

Reversing last century's pattern, African Americans are heading back to the South, the only region in the nation where black population has grown during the 1990s.

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May 5, 2001, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The South gained a record number of African Americans during the 1990s, an increase that made it the only region in the country where more blacks arrived than left, according to a new study of census data.... The decisions by many black Americans to settle in the suburbs when they move to the South is having another effect: Studies of 2000 census data show marked declines in black segregation in the South over the 1990s. Areas that are growing quickly are most likely to see decreasing residential segregation."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Reversing a Long Pattern, Blacks Are Heading South

Saturday, May 5, 2001 in The Washington Post

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