Confronting Decline and Facilitating Renaissance
Confronting Decline and Facilitating Renaissance
During the late 20th century, as the city made the transition from its predominantly manufacturing base to a new economy driven by high technology medical, educational, financial, and marketing institutions, African Americans suffered disproportionately higher unemployment, disease, poverty, and incarceration rates than their white counterparts. Near century's end, the Urban League of Pittsburgh deepened the political side of its social service activities to address what it called a seemingly “never-ending cycle” of “revolving doors and broken ladders” for too many of the city's black residents.
Keywords: Deindustrialization, Civil Rights, Race Relations, Employment, Housing, Education, Health, Unemployment, Police Community Relations
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