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The largest African-American community is in Atlanta, Georgia; followed by Washington, DC; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; [1] [circular reference] and Detroit, Michigan. [2] About 80 percent of the city population is African-American. A quarter of Metro Detroit (Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties) are African-American.
Pages in category "Populated places in Missouri established by African Americans" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Maryland Heights is a second-ring west-northwest suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census. [ 5 ] The city was incorporated in 1985.
Maryland Heights Township is a township in St. Louis County, Missouri. [1] References ... Maryland Heights Township, St. Louis County, Missouri. 5 languages ...
This list of African American Historic Places in Missouri is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]
A marker honoring Missouri State's first Black applicant is No. 8 of 20 for the African-American Heritage Trail in Springfield and Greene County.
Hadley Township is a township in St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Its population was 34,816 as of the 2010 census. [2] The community was first established as workers housing in 1907 by Evens and Howard Fire Brick Company for their African American employees due to racial segregation in the St. Louis area.
Early in Missouri's history, African Americans were enslaved in the state; [1] some of its black slaves purchased their own freedom. [2] On January 11, 1865, slavery was abolished in the state. [3] The Fifteenth Amendment in the year 1870 had given African American black men the rights to vote. [4] As of 2020, 699,840 blacks live in Missouri. [5]