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The State of Racial Disparities in Charleston County, South Carolina, 2000-2015
Patton, Stacey College of Charleston. Race and Social Justice Initiative Avery Research Center
Patton, Stacey
College of Charleston. Race and Social Justice Initiative
Avery Research Center
Abstract
This disparities report serves as a component of the Race and Social Justice Initiative. The data gathered here illuminate the social and economic conditions disproportionately impacting the county’s black population, particularly in the wake of rapid gentrification that is pricing out longtime black residents in the Downtown Peninsula. The statistics assembled here are part of a history of racial inequity in South Carolina that particularly informs the experiences of black residents in Charleston County. As such, they offer context and meaning for two high-profile crimes committed against black people in North Charleston and the City of Charleston in 2015, and the subsequent growing work around racial equity and social justice in the country.
Issue Date
2017-11-14
Keywords
African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston County--Economic conditions, African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston County--Social conditions, Equality--South Carolina--Charleston County, Race discrimination--South Carolina--Charleston County, Charleston County (S.C.)--Economic conditions, Charleston County (S.C.)--Race relations, Charleston County (S.C.)--Social conditions
Type
Document
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