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The first black church in America is established
First Africa Baptist Church, in Savannah GA is established, making it the first offical black led and composed congregation -
"Colored" is used on the US census
the offical term used for african americans is "colored" for the first time in a recorded census rather than slave or free person -
The term for African Americans is changed from "colored" to "black"
The term for AA changes from colored to black, with additional descriptors being added such as mulatto -
Further racial distinctions added to the Census
Octoroon, quadroon, and mulatto are used on the census, the first two for the first time, to further break down the African American diaspora living in America. -
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Internal Migration of the Black Community within America 1900-70
Due to the rampant racism, economic stagmentation, and negative connotation that surrounded the south during the early 20th century, black families left in droves. At the start of the century 90% of black people lived in the south, however, by 1970 that number plummented to 52% -
Nation of Islam is established
The religious organization is established by Wallace Fard Muhammed. -
Term changes for black people again
The new term on the US census is "Negro" which it stays for many years; although it would appear alongside the term black starting in 1970, and not be dropped until 2020 -
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Share of Black Population
The share of black people in the US population rises from 9.7% to 12.4. During this time the multi racial population also rose, which may include certain black ethnicities. -
The SCLC is born
The Southern Christain Leadership Conference is established in 1957, being a crucial intersection between religious, civil rights, and political interests within the black community. -
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Internal Migration of the Black Community within America 1970-2019
Since 1970 the amount of black people in the south has actually begun to increase again. This may be due to more black people finding appeals to the Southern US like the many black communities, and lower cost of living -
The Term "African American" is added to the census
The current census slate of names includes black, African American AND Negro. This change has been in effect since 2000 with the addition of African American (black and negro were used interchangeably since 1970) -
Black Immigration into America
1.4 M (70%) of black immigrants were from the Caribbean, and 600k (30%) were from the African Continent -
Black Racial Demographics in 2000
2.76% of the black community is Black hispanic, 4.14% of the black community is multiracial, and the remainding 93.1% -
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Changes in black education demographics
[Total Percentage, Bachelors, Masters]
2000 [15%, 10%, 5%]
2006 [17%, 11%, 6%]
2010 [18%, 12%, 6%]
2015 [21%, 13%, 8%]
2019 [23%, 14%, 9%] -
Black Racial Demographics
4.05% is hispanic, 5.71% is multiracial, 91.24% is single race -
Black Immigration into America
By 2010, the proportion of black immigrants has become closer to a 50/50 split, and the total number of black immigrants has doubled, with the amount coming from the African continent tripling. 2.1 M (51%) now come from the Caribbean, and 2 M (49%) come from Africa -
Black Racial Demographics
5.13 is Hispanic-Black, 7.90 is multiracial, 86.97 is single race -
Distribution of Black People in America in 2019
10% live in the West, 17% live in the Midwest, 17% in the Northeast, and the majority (56%) live in the south -
Recent Decline in Christainity Amongst Black People
There is evidence that the younger generations of black americans are less likely to identify as christians. Generation Z has the largest share of non-christain faiths and the second highest amount of Atheists/Agnostics. Only about 70% of Gen Z are religious at all compared to 95% of the silent generation. However on average the black community is more religious than America as a whole. -
Current Distribution of Black People Throughout America
As of 2019, the spatial distribution of black people in America has evened out to being a little more than 50% being in the south and the remaineder throughout the rest of the country