ROBERT TAYLOR HOMES, A LOW INCOME HIGHRISE APARTMENT COMPLEX INHABITED BY BLACKS ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE. THERE ARE 28 BUILDINGS WITH 4,312 APARTMENTS HOUSING 25,220 PERSONS. A GOAL OF MANY RESIDENTS IS TO FIND A JOB THAT PAYS ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REACH MIDDLE CLASS STATUS AND MOVE. FROM 1960 TO 1970 THE PERCENTAGE OF CHICAGO BLACKS WITH AN INCOME OF $7,000 OR MORE JUMPED FROM 26 TO 58%%%%%%%%. IN 1970 BLACKS HAD A MEDIAN INCOME OF $7,883, BUT IT WAS $3,603 LESS THAN THAT FOR WHITES

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