A SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO GHETTO MOTHER AND CHILD WHO LIVE IN NEARBY LOW INCOME HOUSING. THEY ARE PART OF THE MILLION PEOPLE OF THEIR RACE WHO MAKE UP OVER ONE THIRD OF CHICAGO'S POPULATION CHICAGO AREA CENSUS FIGURES SHOW A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN ECONOMIC SECURITY BETWEEN BLACKS AND WHITES. OF FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN $8,000 IN 1970 SOME 50%%%%%%%% WERE BLACK COMPARED TO 21%%%%%%%% WHITE. MEDIAN BLACK INCOME IN CHICAGO AT THAT TIME WAS 65%%%%%%%% THAT OF THE WHITES

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