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Alabama

yallerdawg

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5. Although referenced as the agricultural "Black Belt" ...

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 12:21 PM

Jul 2017

the term also comes pretty close to the demographics.

From Selma to Tuskegee, Montgomery and Birmingham, highest percentages of black minorities by a long shot!

Around both Montgomery and Birmingham, you can also see the obvious "white flight," too!

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Alabama is 6th poorest state in nation; poverty rate at 40 percent in some counties [View all] yallerdawg Jul 2017 OP

I would be interested in knowing the racial breakdown of these counties kimbutgar Jul 2017 #1

Although referenced as the agricultural "Black Belt" ... yallerdawg Jul 2017 #5

Then we can assume... atreides1 Jul 2017 #2

2016 presidential election - it's not all Republican. yallerdawg Jul 2017 #6

This map combined with poverty map shows one thing... mwooldri Jul 2017 #9

Yep, that's your "Black Belt" right there. You should see the 2012 results. eppur_se_muova Jul 2017 #10

Definitely Big Cons voters... pbmus Jul 2017 #3

I see Mitch McConnell/Elaine Chao's Kentucky is also high poverty delisen Jul 2017 #4

Sorry to say,you answered your own question. Wellstone ruled Jul 2017 #8

I guess Sessions cilla4progress Jul 2017 #7