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06-06-2010, 10:19 PM
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Top 5 Cities in the Black Belt region of the U.S.
This is the Black Belt.
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06-06-2010, 10:22 PM
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Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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What is the "black belt" exactly?
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06-06-2010, 10:23 PM
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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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06-06-2010, 10:24 PM
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Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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Charlotte
Montgomery
Jackson
Memphis
Columbus(GA)
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06-06-2010, 10:26 PM
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Location: Jersey City, NJ
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Does "black belt" mean there's alotta black people? Or somethin' else?
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06-06-2010, 10:33 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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06-06-2010, 10:33 PM
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Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MurphyKing54
Does "black belt" mean there's alotta black people? Or somethin' else?
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NO it means those are the places where the most people have a black belt in karate.  |
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06-06-2010, 10:33 PM
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06-06-2010, 10:43 PM
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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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06-07-2010, 10:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by clean_polo
What is the "black belt" exactly?
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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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