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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]During the 50s and 60s, MS, AL, and parts of LA were the center of violence around the civil rights movement. Even if you weren't Black or actively involved in fighting for civil rights, I can't imagine why you'd want to move to a place where there was so much lawlessness and violence. So these areas experienced less growth than others.

MS in particular never invested in modern infrastructure. There are large parts of the state today that don't have access to clean water or really any modern water treatment system. Just a few years ago Jackson's entire water system failed, even worse than Flint. And Jackson is the capital![/quote]

It's the murder capital of the U.S., with the highest murder rate.[/quote]

Murder per capita statewide Alabama is 14.9 per 100,000 people. For Washington, DC it is 27.3 per 100,000 people. For Baltimore it is 51.1 per 100,000 people. What do Baltimore, Washington, DC and Alabama have in common? Because they do have something in common. [/quote]

Baltimore's per capita murder rate is actually much lower, at 34.8 per 100,000.  All cities and states are bound to have something in common with each other, but by misrepresenting statistics, you're not making a very convincing argument.[/quote]

Google indicates 51.1 has been used.

All these cities and states have large poor black populations. Overton window, of course. But factor out murder rates by race you get a different kind of picture. [/quote]

Black populations that were kept in poverty from racist policies and violence by whites in power.[/quote]

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