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Davidson County, whose principal city is the state capital of Nashville, Tennessee, was home from 1800 to 1850 to the largest share of African Americans in the state, in part because it was settled before the western part and numerous planters held slaves in Middle Tennessee. Since 1860, Shelby County (where Memphis is located) has had the ...
1.26 Tennessee. 1.27 ... existed dozens of these communities as many African-American migrants from the ... territory that it would become a Black-governed state. In ...
Historically black universities and colleges in Tennessee (7 C, 13 P) Historically segregated African-American schools in Tennessee (1 C, 21 P) History of slavery in Tennessee (1 C, 20 P)
This list of U.S. cities by black population covers all incorporated cities and Census-designated places with a population over 100,000 and a proportion of black residents over 30% in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each city that is black or African American.
"In communities of color and poor communities, there tend to be more warehouses or plants that store hazardous materials," said Bruce McClue, a technical training manager for the Deep South Center ...
2 African-American proportion of state and territory populations (1790–2020) Toggle African-American proportion of state and territory populations (1790–2020) subsection 2.1 Free blacks as a percentage out of the total black population by U.S. region and U.S. state between 1790 and 1860
Black lawmakers and community leaders said state leaders, a majority of whom are white, are unfairly targeting Tennessee State University. The legislation cleared the state GOP-controlled House on ...
Tennessee ranks third-worst in the nation for maternal health, and Black women, women of color and those from rural areas are likely to suffer most. Black women face alarming maternal mortality rates.