Lesson 24: How far had the black American situation improved by 1990? Flashcards
How had unemployment not improved by 1990?
There were twice as many black Americans unemployed as whites
How has social status improved by 1990?
By 1980, 33% of black Americans were middle-class citizens
How hadn’t social status improved by 1990?
33% of blacks had low skill jobs and low wages
50% of black children lived below the poverty line
How had education improved by 1990?
15% of black females aged 25 to 29 had completed college in 1990
(6% in 1970)
How hadn’t living conditions improved by 1990?
In the 1980s 33% of black Americans continued to live in segregated overcrowded inner city ghettos
How hadn’t life expectancy improved by 1990?
Black life expectancy was lower than white
1960= 63 years old vs 70
1990= 69 vs 76
How had black americans’ role in politics improve by 1990?
The number of blacks, elected as mayors of major cities increased dramatically
(Detroit 1973, LA 1973, Washington 1974, Chicago 1984, Philadelphia 1988)
More blacks elected to House of Representatives
(1990 = 45 black members
1992= 62 black members)
How did white attitudes towards blacks improve by 1990?
- The government took more affirmative action, for example, didn’t give government contracts to businesses that’s discriminated against blacks
- By 1992, 50% of black population lived in neighborhoods where over 50% were white and the number of interracial marriages and cohabitants rose slowly
How didn’t white attitudes towards blacks improve by 1990?
- some whites moved to the suburbs to attend white only private schools known as the ‘white flight’
- Klan membership tripled
How did the treatment by the police improved by 1990?
In the late 20th century, more blacks were employed as police officers
How didn’t the treatment by the police improve by 1990?
Black Americans made up 43% of arrested rapists 55% of accused murderers and 69% of those accused of robbery, despite only making up 12% of the US population
Black made up 50% of the prison population
What happened in 1991 in the case of Rodney King?
In 1991 a high-speed car chase in LA saw white police officers catch up with black suspect Rodney King and we filmed beating him up
In the court case and all white jury found the police officers innocent
Glad to riots in LA where by 55 people died and 2300 were injured
