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List of Maps, Tables, and Figures Maps Mecklenburg County xvi Black Population in Mecklenburg County xviii Tables Table 2.1 Electoral Support for Brookshire, 1961–1965 37 Table 2.2 County and State Per Capita Income as Percent of National, By Race, 1970–2000 49 Table 2.3 County and State Home Ownership Rates as Percent of National, By Race, 1970–2000 51 Table 2.4 County and State Poverty Rates as Percent of National, By Race, 1970–2000 53 Table 2.5 Changes in Black/White Economic Disparities, By Place, 1970–2000 54 Table 3.1 Racially Identifiable Tracking, High School English, 1981–82 School Year 82 Table 3.2 Rankings of Local Financial Support for Public Education, By County, 1987–2001 88 Table 4.1 Mecklenburg County Support for Public Education, 1987–2001 101 Table 7.1 Teacher Experience by Racial Composition of School, 1996–2001 204 Figures Figure 3.1 Enrollment in Racially Identifiable Schools, 1980–2000 74 Figure 3.2 CMS CAT Scores, 1977–1991 77 vii viii Contents Figure 3.3 Black Students’ CAT Scores: Difference between CMS and North Carolina, 1977–1991 79 Figure 3.4 White Students’ CAT Scores: Difference between CMS and North Carolina, 1977–1991 79 Figure 5.1 Average Total SAT Scores for All Students, 1989–1995 136 Figure 5.2 Average Total SAT Scores for Black Students, 1989–1995 136 Figure 5.3 Correlation between Faculty and Student Racial Composition, 1980–1998 142 ...

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