Those were 2 sides of the same racist coin: Of the 300+ industry classifications in the USA coal mining is the single whitest. BY FAR. [THREAD]
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But is coal really that white? Answer: yes.
nytimes.com/2016/11/10/ups…
theguardian.com/us-news/2016/n…
thebreakthrough.org/issues/energy/…
Apparently, coal was worth a lot more attention over all those other industries that have much more diverse employment.
4.6% of the coal mining workforce identifies as Black, Asian, Hispanic or Latino. The next closest industry is veterinary services with 12%--more than 2.5x as many non-white workers as coal.
bls.gov/cps/cpsaat18.h…
nytimes.com/2016/11/16/opi…
coal is BY FAR THE WHITEST INDUSTRY in the USA.
How did I not know that sooner?
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