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Southern black mayors stress jobs as top goal
In interviews, six Deep South mayors say better jobs and higher incomes are the urgent aim for the Black community amid recession. They discuss political progress, white attitudes, desegregation, and regional shifts, noting economic independence, housing, and self esteem as key factors shaping future racial progress.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
U. S
Deep South
A. J. Cooper
Prichard
Alabama
Cooper
New York University Law School
Robert F. Kennedy
Mobile
U.S
Washington
Lucas
Jackson
Lee