Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. GHETTO STREET SCENE IN CHICAGO ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE CITY CENSUS FIGURES SHOW A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN ECON

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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. GHETTO STREET SCENE IN CHICAGO ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE CITY CENSUS FIGURES SHOW A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN ECONOMIC SECURITY BETWEEN BLACKS AND WHITES. OF FAMILIES EARNING $10,000 TO $25,000 IN 1970, 35% WERE BLACK AND 60% WHITE. OF FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN $8,000 SOME 50% WERE BLACK AND 21% WHITE. IN 1970 MEDIAN BLACK INCOME IN CHICAGO WAS 65% THAT OF WHITE FAMILIES, 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. GHETTO STREET SCENE IN CHICAGO ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE CITY CENSUS FIGURES SHOW A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN ECONOMIC SECURITY BETWEEN BLACKS AND WHITES. OF FAMILIES EARNING $10,000 TO $25,000 IN 1970, 35% WERE BLACK AND 60% WHITE. OF FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN $8,000 SOME 50% WERE BLACK AND 21% WHITE. IN 1970 MEDIAN BLACK INCOME IN CHICAGO WAS 65% THAT OF WHITE FAMILIES, AN IMPROVEMENT OF 5% IN 20 YEARS, BUT AN ACTUAL WIDENING OF THE DOLLAR GAP

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