American Blacks

American Blacks Introduction The 1990 census counted nearly 30 million Blacks, an increase of about 4 In 1910, about 90 percent of the Black population

total population, reported Black as their only Source: U S Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 4 White, Black or African American, American Indian

Millions of Black Americans also have benefited from the opportunities created by the de jure end of Jim Crow, entering the middle class for the first time, earning 

Approximately 30 of the sample were African American, and people aged 60 and older were can Americans (Blacks) and European Americans (Whites)

African American History Inventions and Discoveries http://www biography com/tv /classroom/black-history- inventions-and-discoveries African American History 

Along with these general trends for America's older population, the African American older population is also growing Source: U S Census Bureau, Population 

1619 The first African American indentured servants arrive in the American colonies Less than a decade later, the first slaves are brought into New Amsterdam 

There are currently more than 4 million African Americans over the age of 65, with a projected growth of about 12 million by 2060 Like the general population of