Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. A BLACK MOTHER AND CHILD, PART OF THE 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE OF THEIR RACE WHO MAKE UP OVER ONE THIRD OF CHI

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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. A BLACK MOTHER AND CHILD, PART OF THE 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE OF THEIR RACE WHO MAKE UP OVER ONE THIRD OF CHICAGO'S POPULATION. THE CHICAGO AREA CENSUS FIGURES SHOW A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN ECONOMIC SECURITY BETWEEN BLACKS AND WHITES. OF FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN $8,000 IN CHICAGO IN 1970, SOME 50% WERE BLACK COMPARED TO 21% WHITE MEDIAN BLACK INCOME AT THAT TIME WAS 65% THAT OF THE WHITES, AN IMPROVEMENT OF 5% IN 20 YEARS BUT AN ACTUAL WIDENING OF THE DOLLAR GAP

Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. A BLACK MOTHER AND CHILD, PART OF THE 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE OF THEIR RACE WHO MAKE UP OVER ONE THIRD OF CHICAGO'S POPULATION. THE CHICAGO AREA CENSUS FIGURES SHOW A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN ECONOMIC SECURITY BETWEEN BLACKS AND WHITES. OF FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN $8,000 IN CHICAGO IN 1970, SOME 50% WERE BLACK COMPARED TO 21% WHITE MEDIAN BLACK INCOME AT THAT TIME WAS 65% THAT OF THE WHITES, AN IMPROVEMENT OF 5% IN 20 YEARS BUT AN ACTUAL WIDENING OF THE DOLLAR GAP

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