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Old 06-06-2010, 11:19 PM
 
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This is the Black Belt.
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:22 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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What is the "black belt" exactly?
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:23 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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I think Charlotte would be the largest city in that region. Since Technically New Orleans and Atlanta are not geographically in it, Memphis appears to be in it as well.
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:24 PM
 
Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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Charlotte
Montgomery
Jackson
Memphis
Columbus(GA)
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:26 PM
 
Location: NYC, VA, JP
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Does "black belt" mean there's alotta black people? Or somethin' else?
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:33 PM
 
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The Black belt is a region pf the U.s normally describing a large percentage of Black people. Source wikipedia.org
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:33 PM
 
Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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Does "black belt" mean there's alotta black people? Or somethin' else?
NO it means those are the places where the most people have a black belt in karate.
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:33 PM
 
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Black Belt (U.S. region) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:43 PM
 
Location: metro ATL
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According to that map, Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) is not in this region and that makes sense, as it is in the heart of the Southern Piedmont region. The Black Belt does, however, include Columbia, SC and Augusta, GA.
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Old 06-07-2010, 11:13 AM
 
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What is the "black belt" exactly?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Belt_(U.S._region)



If you are looking for a parallel, think of Appalachia...

Appalachia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia





*Many politicians have proposed that we implement an "ARC" (Appalachian Regional Commission: Appalachian Regional Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) for the Black Belt--and give the area the help, the investment, and the attention that Appalachia received during the 1930's/Great Depression.

Zell Miller of all people (a former Governor/U.S. Senator from Georgia...and a native of "Appalachia") was one of these politicians!
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