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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED287950 AUTHOR: Jordan, Samuel, Jr.
TITLE: Problems of Blacks in Urban Ghettos.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1987
NOTE: 16 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Association of Caribbean Studies (London, England, July 29
31, 1987).
ABSTRACT: This presentation reviews and discusses literature
on the following problems affecting blacks in America today:
(1) housing; (2) education; (3) economics; (4) civil rights;
(5) drugs; and (6) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS). An attempt is made to focus on race relations as a
major factor in the majority of the problems discussed. In
order to lay the groundwork for a discussion of the
problems, the paper begins with an historical overview of
the black American experience, discusses the development of
black neighborhoods, and points out the role of social
stratification among blacks. Among the activities
recommended for improving the situation of black Americans
are affirmative action, full employment, and social welfare
reform. A list of references is included. (PS)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Ghettos-; Housing-;
Poverty-; Social-Problems; Urban-Environment
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Black-History; *Civil-Rights; *Economic
Factors; *Racial-Bias; *Racial-Relations; *Social
Stratification
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