African Americans in Alabama
African Americans in Alabama are residents of the state of Alabama who are of African American ancestry. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, African Americans were 26.5% of the state's population.[1] [2]
Politics
A published report attributes the election visitory of Doug Jones, a U.S. senator from Alabama, to higher-than-expected turnout by African American voters.[3]
Health
African Americans in Alabama have poorer health indicators than whites in areas such as life expectancy and infant mortality rate.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Alabama QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. 2011. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ "Dimensions of Alabama's Black Population". Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Alabama.
- ^ Newkirk, Vann R., II (December 12, 2017). "African American Voters Made Doug Jones a U.S. Senator in Alabama". The Atlantic.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Minority Health/African Americans". Alabama Public Health.
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