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Return and Politics

Reports and articles base on reports by demographer William H. Frey. Interactive tool on Census 2000.

http://www.frey-demographer.org


Carolina's Coastal People

Writer Vertamae Grosvenor examines how rapid resort development has altered life for the Gullah people on the Sea Islands. A Return South migrant is featured in this oral documentation.

http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2000/aug/000830.cfoa.html


Going Home To The South

News story about the "southern hospitality" and other lifestyle advantages African Americans are enjoying as they move South.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/12/60minutes/main558375.shtml


How the South Changed

Christian Science Monitor news report about African-American migration back to the south (especially South Carolina) after the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Demographical data is provided about African-American median household income, voter registration population, college graduates, and congress election compared to that of White Americans over the past 30 years.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0701/p01s02-ussc.html



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