William julius wilson has observed that in the washington park area of chicago during the early 1950s, most african american adults were working and supporting their families. by the 1990s, he reports, what share of these residents was unemployed?
This is the percentage of adult African Americans in the Washington Park Area of Chicago that was unemployed by the 1990s. This picture differs greatly from that of the early 1950s. This is evidence of some of the problems of urbanization. It also shows that African Americans often suffer heavily from problems such as increased competition, lack of jobs or economic downturns.
