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Shifts in African American Population Patterns, 1940-1960
What generalizations can be made about the states with the highest percentage gain in African-American population? What might account for these shifts?
What generalizations can be made about the states with the lowest percentage gain in African-American population? About the states that actually lost African-American population? What might account for these shifts?
Assess the political consequences of the shifts in African-American population depicted on this map, both for the states and for the cities for which information is included.
