Transcript Week 10: Social Progress and White Flight African American Studies 40A Key Concepts • • • • • Civil Rights Act of 1964 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Underclass White flight Ordinary segregationists.

Week 10:
Social Progress and
White Flight
African American Studies 40A
Key Concepts
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Underclass
White flight
Ordinary segregationists
The Underclass
Portion of Black America that lives in
overwhelming poverty, marked by poor
health, high mortality, unwed
pregnancies, high crime rates, and
substandard schools.
Often called a “permanent underclass”
because of the intergenerational
persistence of this economic and social
situation.
Poverty Thresholds for the Census Bureau (2008)
Size of Family Unit
Poverty Threshold
One person (unrelated individual)
Under 65 years
65 years and over
$10,991
$11,201
$10,326
Two people
Householder under 65 years
Householder 65 years and over
$14,051
$14,489
$13,030
Three people
Four people
Five people
Six people
Seven people
Eight people
Nine people or more
$17,163
$22,025
$26,049
$29,456
$33,529
$37,220
$44,346
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds
2008, released in September 2009. Preliminary estimates for 2008 were
released January 15, 2009.
Final Exam Information
This room Tuesday, 12/8 10:30a,m.-12:30p.m.
Bring a blue book
Exam has 3 parts:
1. Matching
2. Key Concept Definitions
3. Essays