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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
The study weighed the rates of infant mortality, high school graduation, median income, home ownership, unemployment, business ownership and several other factors in determining the list.

Only the cities with the largest black populations were studied.

Columbus, Ohio
Houston
Boston
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Washington, D.C.
Oakland
Philadelphia
Nashville/Jacksonville, Fla.
Dallas
Detroit
New Orleans
Memphis
Cleveland
New York
Atlanta
Chicago/Milwaukee
Baltimore
St. Louis, Mo

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