MIAMI Nearly one-third of blacks living in big American citiesstill reside in neighborhoods that are at least 90 percent black,according to a study of figures from the Census Bureau.
In a study based on a comparison of 1990 and 1980 figures, theMiami Herald found that more than 9.1 million blacks, or about 30percent, still live in virtual racial isolation.
That was down slightly from 34 percent in 1980, it said.
"Any way you look at it, blacks are still very segregated," saidUniversity of Chicago sociologist Douglas Massey, co-author ofseveral segregation studies. "At this rate, blacks will staysegregated for a long time."
The study also found …
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