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| English: Final roll call vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 7152 (the Civil Rights Act of 1964). Page 1 of voting record. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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| President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, look on. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Fifty years ago today President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was truly a landmark law, and it was one of the biggest victories of the civil rights movement. Congratulations to those brave people who made this law possible.
As Secretary Duncan has said, education is one of the basic civil rights so we are claiming that is anniversary is relevant to our topic in this blog. Thanks to our friends at the U. S. census bureau, we have some numbers for you: If like me you enjoy crunching the numbers, crunch away.
*Special Edition*
50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act: July 2
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. This landmark law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race in public accommodations, in publicly owned or operated facilities, in employment and union membership and in the registration of voters. To mark the anniversary, the U.S. Census Bureau has gathered key statistics that measure changes in some characteristics of different race groups to date.
Note: This analysis uses the closest available year for each race/ethnic group to the historic act. Analysis is limited because of limited historical data for all racial and ethnic groups.
Population
1964
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2013
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20,671,914
The total estimated black population in the United States.
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41,623,897
The total estimated black population in the United States.
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10.8%
The estimated percentage of the U.S. population that was black.
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13.2%
The estimated percentage of the U.S. population that was black.
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1970
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2013
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9.6 million
The total estimated Hispanic population in the United States.
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54.1 million
The total estimated Hispanic population in the United States.
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4.7%
The estimated percentage of the U.S. population that was Hispanic.
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17.1%
The estimated percentage of the U.S. population that was Hispanic.
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1960
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2013
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980,337
The total Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States.
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16,632,553
The total estimated Asian population in the United States.
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0.5%
The percentage of the U.S. population that was Asian and Pacific Islander.
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5.3%
The estimated percentage of the U.S. population that was Asian.
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1960
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2013
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551,669
The total American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut population in the United States.
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3,910,028
The total estimated American Indian and Alaska Native population in the United States.
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0.3%
The estimated percentage of the U.S. population that was American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut.
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1.2%
The estimated percentage of the U.S. population that was American Indian and Alaska Native.
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(1960)
(2013)
Geographic Distribution
1960
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2010
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59.9%
The percent of the black population living in the South.
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56.5%
The percent of the black population living in the South. The South continues to have the largest concentration of African-Americans.
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81.4%
The percent of the Asian population living in the West. The West had the largest concentration of Asians.
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45.5%
The percent of the single-race Asian population living in the West. The West continues to have the largest concentration of Asians.
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54.2%
The percent of the American Indian and Alaska Native population living in the West. The West had the largest concentration of the American Indian and Alaska Native population
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45.6%
The percent of the single-race American Indian and Alaska Native population living in the West.
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(Black, Page 7.)
(Asian, Page 6)
(AIAN, Page 7)
1970
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2010
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41.0%
The percent of the Hispanic population living in the West. The West had the largest concentration of Hispanics.
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40.8%
The percent of the Hispanic population living in the West.
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Sources:
(Tables 1 and 4)(Page 6)
School Enrollment
1964
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2012
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4.6 million
Number of blacks enrolled in elementary school. In addition, 312,000 were enrolled in kindergarten.
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4.9 million
Number of blacks enrolled in elementary school. In addition, 646,000 were enrolled in kindergarten.
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1.6 million
Number of blacks enrolled in high school.
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2.7 million
The number of blacks enrolled in high school. That is a 41.7 percent increase from 1964.
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306,000
Number of blacks enrolled in college.
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3 million
Number of blacks enrolled in college.
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1972
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2012
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1.9 million
Number of Hispanics enrolled in elementary school. In addition,241,000 were enrolled in kindergarten.
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7.8 million
Number of Hispanics enrolled in elementary school. In addition, 1.1 million were enrolled in kindergarten.
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834,000
Number of Hispanics enrolled in high school.
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3.8 million
The number of Hispanics enrolled in high school.
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242,000
Number of Hispanics s enrolled in college.
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3.4 million
Number of Hispanics enrolled in college.
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High School Graduates
1964
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2012
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25.7%
Percentage of blacks age 25 and over who completed at least four years of high school.
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85.0%
Percentage of blacks age 25 and over who completed at least four years of high school.
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2.4 million
Number of blacks 25 and over with at least four years of high school.
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20.3 million
Number of blacks 25 and over with at least a high school diploma.
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1974
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2012
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36.5%
Percentage of Hispanics age 25 and over who completed at least four years of high school.
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65.0%
Percentage of Hispanics age 25 and over who completed at least four years of high school.
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Note: The 2012 information in this section refers to the single-race black population.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/
, Table 1
Higher Education
1964
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2012
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3.9%
Percent of blacks age 25 and over who completed at least four years of college.
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21.2%
Percent of blacks age 25 and over who completed at least four years of college.
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365,000
Number of blacks age 25 and over who had at least a bachelor’s degree.
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5.1 million
Number of blacks age 25 and over who had at least a bachelor’s degree.
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1974
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2012
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5.5%
Percent of Hispanics age 25 and over who completed at least four years of college.
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14.5%
Percent of Hispanics age 25 and over who completed at least four years of college.
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Sources:
http://www.census.gov/hhes/, page 12.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/
, Table 1.
Income
1964
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2012
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$24,840 (in 2012 dollars)
The median family income for blacks.
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$40,517
The median family income for the single-race black population.
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$27,403 and $17,235 (in 2012 dollars)
Median income of black men and black women who worked full time, year-round.
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$39,816 and $35,090
Median income of single-race black men and black women who worked full time, year-round.
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2012
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$37,642 (in 2012 dollars)
The median family income for Hispanics.
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$ 40,764
The median family income for the Hispanic population.
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$38,240 and $26,158 (in 2012 dollars)
Median income of Hispanic men and Hispanic women who worked full time, year-round.
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$32,516 and $29,508
Median income of Hispanic men and Hispanic women who worked full time, year-round.
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http://www.census.gov/hhes/
Poverty
1966
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2012
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41.8%
Poverty rate for blacks. Nationally, the poverty rate for all races was 14.7 percent.
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27.2%Poverty rate for single-race blacks. Nationally, the poverty rate for all races was 15 percent.
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1972
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2012
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22.8%
Poverty rate for Hispanics.
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25.6%Poverty rate for Hispanics.
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Voting
1964
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2012
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58.5%
The percent of the total black population 18 years and older who voted in the 1964 presidential election.
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62.0%
The percent of the total black population 18 years and older who voted in the 2012 presidential election.
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69.3%
The percent of the total U.S. population 18 and older that voted in the 1964 presidential election.
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56.5%
The percent of the total U.S. population 18 and older that voted in the 2012 presidential election.
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1972
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2012
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37.5%
The percent of the total Hispanic population 18 years and older who voted in the 1972 presidential election.
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31.8%
The percent of the total Hispanic population 18 years and older who voted in the 2012 presidential election.
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