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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1968
Page
10
Solid black lines mark areas of disorder in Washington D C with most incidents near areca. Broken lines show zones where major fires and looting occurred while troops guard the White House and the Capitol against rioters AP Wirephoto.
Washington D C is the only major city with an official Negro majority at 66 percent in the District of Columbia according to Census figures from late 1965. Suburbs remain predominantly white and other cities like Newark may have shifted since 1965. The Census Bureau plans no new counts until 1970. Private projections name Washington Richmond and Compton as possible future majority centers.
A report mixes film gossip with census data as actor Scott Wilson lands a major part in MGM film The Shoes of Blood while other text notes demographic shifts. The piece discusses safecrackers, welding, and the rise of African Americans in U.S. cities, citing census figures on Negro population shares through 1960 and 1965.
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