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The largest African-American community is in Atlanta, Georgia; followed by Washington, DC; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; [1] [circular reference] and Detroit, Michigan. [2] About 80 percent of the city population is African-American. A quarter of Metro Detroit (Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties) are African-American.
African Americans have significantly contributed to the history, culture, and development of Illinois since the early 18th century. The African American presence dates back to the French colonial era where the French brought black slaves to the U.S. state of Illinois early in its history, [3] and spans periods of slavery, migration, civil rights movement, and more.
Oak Bluffs: Massachusetts: 2019 [100] Martin Luther King, Jr., ... Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum: Springfield: Illinois: 2012 [155]
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Illinois' first African American newspaper was the Cairo Weekly Gazette, established in 1862. [1] The first in Chicago was The Chicago Conservator , established in 1878. An estimated 190 Black newspapers had been founded in Illinois by 1975, [ 2 ] and more have continued to be established in the decades since.
It follows the rich and powerful Black elite of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, who have ruled their community with an iron fist for over 50 years. Morton and Chestnut portray Teddy Franklin ...
Pages in category "African-American history of Illinois" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census ★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census ★ CDP dissolved prior to the 2010 U.S. Census ★ For the 2010 census, the CDPs of Carol City, Andover, Bunche Park, Lake Lucerne, Norland, Opa-locka North, and Scott Lake merged to form the city of Miami Gardens