"The fundamental problem, in which this is most clearly the case, is that of family structure. The evidence -- not final, but powerfully persuasive -- is that the Negro family in the urban ghettos is crumbling.... A national effort is required that will give a unity of purpose to the many activities of the Federal government in this area, directed to a new kind of national goal: the establishment of a stable Negro family structure."
Hoven's Index for October 2, 2009
Median income of black families as a percentage of the median income of white families, in 1966: 60%.
In 1976: 59%.
In 1986: 57%.
In 1996: 59%.
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