What precisely is the specific allegation in the sign, “Why won’t the gov[ernment] let black ppl make up more than 13% of the U.S. pop?”?
Activists regularly accuse the government of killing Black people. But this is a very specific demographic figure.
Activists regularly accuse the government of killing Black people. But this is a very specific demographic figure.
https://twitter.com/kimvhyatt/status/1388950247443927044
In the 1990 Census, 12.1% of Americans were Black. In 2000, it was 12.3%. In 2010, it was 12.6%.
We don’t have figures for the 2020 Census yet. The 2019 ACS one-year estimate was 12.8% Black.
We don’t have figures for the 2020 Census yet. The 2019 ACS one-year estimate was 12.8% Black.
To be clear, I’m genuinely curious as to the intent here. Is this a more poetic way of repeating the more common charge about Black deaths at the hand of the government? Is there a conspiracy theory about 13% as a threshold? It’s very specific and very demographic.
The Black population HAS been above 13%, per the Census, but not for a long time. It was counted as 13.1% in 1880, 14.1% in 1860, and steadily higher as you go backward to 1790, when it was 19.3%. (Obviously in 1860 and before many Black Americans were legally slaves.)
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