District of Columbia Population Percentages
1800-1990
Title
District of Columbia Population Percentages
1800-1990
1800-1990
Subject
Population
Description
This is a chart created to show that despite allegations of the city being being overrun by the newly freed African Americans in the 1860s, the city actually just grew in general. It was not until after the 1960 that the African American population was greater than the white population.
Creator
Jane Spies
Source
Census.gov
Date
April 28, 2014
Rights
Fair Use
Files
Citation
Jane Spies, “District of Columbia Population Percentages
1800-1990,” The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act Celebrations, accessed May 10, 2024, https://janehistory390.omeka.net/items/show/15.
1800-1990,” The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act Celebrations, accessed May 10, 2024, https://janehistory390.omeka.net/items/show/15.