Ah, I see New Orleans has joined the club. This is happening all over America. :down:Sean in New Orleans said:New Orleans has a high percentage of African Americans. Unfortunately, many are at the poverty level and the resurgence of the City with renovation is causing them to be pushed into different areas. It's a major political issue, but, money always wins and poverty loses. Some elected African American politicians have attempted to impede progress in their areas for the vote, but, it only seems to delay the inevitable, in the short run. Sadly, I'm afraid they think affluent whites won't vote for them and they will lose their positions. Sad, but, true... Older urban cities are changing and turning into the most affluent areas of the metro area, these days...
Remember, those maps are 15 years old. Most southern cities of any size nowadays have hispanic stores, hispanic newspapers, hispanic radio, hispanic clubs, you name it. Hispanics are a visible, everyday presence in the lives of most southerners--in cities at least, and in many small towns as well.texasboy said:the hispanic situation in the south is sad aas far as those maps. living in la, houston and in miami, you start to recognize how beautiful the spanish culture really is.
I believe metropolitan Nashville is less than 20% black, one of the lowest percentages in the South, and that Charlotte is about 20%.louisianacharm said:seems like texas is split down the middle, also i would've thought charlotte and nashville wouldve had a higher black pop. i thought charlotte was around 40%