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The Historical Context Surrounding Ferguson
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Ferguson is a 21,000 person suburb of St. Louis that is predominantly Black (60%), highl y segregated, and poor with one in four residents living below the poverty line as of 2012. 47 percent of the metro area’s African-American men between ages 16 and 24 are unemployed. The comparable figure for young white men is 16 percent.
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Despite the fact that the majority of the residents of Ferguson are black, only 3 African Americans serve on the police force. This fact is more stark when we consider that African Americans account for 86% of all police stops and 92% of all arrests. Beyond law enforcement, the law makers are also predominantly white. The mayor, chief of police, and 5 of the 6 city council members are white.only 3 African Americans serve on the police force
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Today the city of St. Louis is the 9th most segregated city in the U.S.St. Louis is the 9th most segregated city in the U.S.
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Areas with more than 1 million residents
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9.Kansas City, MO-KS Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 37.8% Black poverty rate: 26.4% White poverty rate: 8.3% Black unemployment rate: 13.4% White unemployment rate: 5.6%
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8. Birmingham-Hoover, AL > Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 39.8% > Black poverty rate: 26.9% > White poverty rate: 10.4% > Black unemployment rate: 8.3% > White unemployment rate: 5.7%
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7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA- NH > Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 40.4% > Black poverty rate: 21.5% > White poverty rate: 6.8% > Black unemployment rate: 9.2% > White unemployment rate: 5.9%
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6. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro– Franklin, TN > Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 45.0% > Black poverty rate: 25.2% > White poverty rate: 10.5% > Black unemployment rate: 11.1% > White unemployment rate: 4.7%
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5. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN > Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 48.6% > Black poverty rate: 33.5% > White poverty rate: 10.3% > Black unemployment rate: 10.2% > White unemployment rate: 6.1%
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4. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN > Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 51.1% > Black poverty rate: 31.1% > White poverty rate: 11.0% > Black unemployment rate: 13.2% > White unemployment rate: 6.4%
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3. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI > Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 51.4% > Black poverty rate: 38.4% > White poverty rate: 7.6% > Black unemployment rate: 16.3% > White unemployment rate: 5.9%
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2. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI > Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 51.9% > Black poverty rate: 33.3% > White poverty rate: 10.6% > Black unemployment rate: 15.1% > White unemployment rate: 7.6%
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1. Cleveland-Elyria, OH > Pct. of population living in segregated areas: 55.1% > Black poverty rate: 33.6% > White poverty rate: 9.3% > Black unemployment rate: 20.2% > White unemployment rate: 5.4%
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Officer Darren Wilson
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What's Going On?!?
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Police Brutality
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Call the Po-lice!
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