412-DA-13840

John H. White
Chicago, IL
​August 1973

national archives catalog

Black man enjoying a nap on a Chaise Lounge on Chicago's South Side. From 1960 to 1970 the percentage of Chicago Blacks with an income of $7,000 or more jumped from 26 to 58%. Median Black income during the period increased from $4,700 to $7,883, but the dollar gap between their group and the Whites actually widened