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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 2001
Page
11
Population shifts show declines among young Black residents in South Carolina from 1880 to 2000. The data track a steady outflow of Blacks ages 20 to 34, with notable percentage drops each decade, including a 52 percent decline from 1950 to 1960 and a 46 percent drop from 1920 to 1930, according to AP.
U.S. Census figures show thousands of young blacks left South Carolina in the 1990s as the black population aged 20 to 34 fell 11 percent while the state’s total Gen X residents rose 3 percent. Experts cite limited opportunities and pursuit of education as drivers. Some middle-age blacks appear to be returning as retirees.
ACLU and SPLC study of 400 elections 1992 2000 finds strong racial voting patterns in South Carolina with blacks favoring Black candidates and whites often backing white candidates. Plan adds two majority Black districts as lawmakers mull reapportionment and its impact on Black voters.
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