Secret #20 – From 1940 to 1970 the Black Home Ownership Rate Increased More in the South than the North
For example, from 1940 to 1970 the Black home ownership rate in Mississippi increased 31 percentage points (from 18% in 1940 to 49% in 1970) but in New York state the Black home ownership rate only increased 14 percentage points (from 6% in 1940 to 20% in 1970).
