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1952-11-22 Des Moines Register Article: "Report Shows Negro Status"

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DMR 11-22-52
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WASHINGTON, D. C. (AP) -- A senate labor subcommittee made public Thursday night a study of the economic status of Negroes in the United States and Chairman Hubert Humphrey (Dem., Minn.) said these two major conclusions could be drawn from it:
[[bold]]1. "in almost every significant[[end bold]] economic and social characteristic which can be measured--including life expectancy, education, employment and income--our Negro citizens, as a group, are less well off than our white citizens."
[[bold]]2. "However, in almost every[[end bold]] instance, the status and well being of both groups have improved and the differences between them narrowed in recent years."
The study was prepared by the labor department's bureau of labor statistics in response to a request from the senate labor-management subcommittee.
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Humphrey Asks Action
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In a statement accompanying a summary of the report, Humphrey said, "The evidence is clear that legislation by the congress is in order to provide equal opportunity in employment, adequate housing, fuller education and improved health facilities for all Americans."
He long has been a leading advocate of fair employment practices legislation (FEPC) and other civil rights measures that have aroused strong opposition from southern senators.
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Earn 52% As Much.
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The report said that in 1950 the Negro wage and salary worker earned an average of about $1,300 or 52 per cent of the average for white workers, while in 1939 the average income for Negro wage and salary workers was about $400--less than 40 per cent of the average for white wage earners.
The summary noted that in the last decade New York, N.Y.; Detroit, Mich.; Washington, D. C.; Chicago, Ill.; Los Angeles, Cal.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Francisco, Cal.; Newark, N. J., and Oakland, Cal., have experienced an increase of more than 50 per cent in their Negro population.
The proportion of Negroes in the population declined in the five southern cities o Memphis, Tenn., Birmingham, Ala.; Houston, Tex.; Norfolk, Va., and Dallas, Tex.

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[[Handwriting]] DMR 11-22-52 [[Article text]] WASHINGTON, D. C. (AP) -- A senate labor subcommittee made public Thursday night a study of the economic status of Negroes in the United States and Chairman Hubert Humphrey (Dem., Minn.) said these two major conclusions could be drawn from it: [[bold]]1. "in almost every significant[[end bold]] economic and social characteristic which can be measured--including life expectancy, education, employment and income--our Negro citizens, as a group, are less well off than our white citizens." [[bold]]2. "However, in almost every[[end bold]] instance, the status and well being of both groups have improved and the differences between them narrowed in recent years." The study was prepared by the labor department's bureau of labor statistics in response to a request from the senate labor-management subcommittee. [[Bold]] Humphrey Asks Action [[end bold]] In a statement accompanying a summary of the report, Humphrey said, "The evidence is clear that legislation by the congress is in order to provide equal opportunity in employment, adequate housing, fuller education and improved health facilities for all Americans." He long has been a leading advocate of fair employment practices legislation (FEPC) and other civil rights measures that have aroused strong opposition from southern senators. [[Bold]] Earn 52% As Much. [[end bold]] The report said that in 1950 the Negro wage and salary worker earned an average of about $1,300 or 52 per cent of the average for white workers, while in 1939 the average income for Negro wage and salary workers was about $400--less than 40 per cent of the average for white wage earners. The summary noted that in the last decade New York, N.Y.; Detroit, Mich.; Washington, D. C.; Chicago, Ill.; Los Angeles, Cal.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Francisco, Cal.; Newark, N. J., and Oakland, Cal., have experienced an increase of more than 50 per cent in their Negro population. The proportion of Negroes in the population declined in the five southern cities o Memphis, Tenn., Birmingham, Ala.; Houston, Tex.; Norfolk, Va., and Dallas, Tex.