The black belt

From: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. The IRE Journal | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Alabama's Third World brought to public attention

There are few places in America where children and families face greater hardship than in the 12 counties of Alabama's rural "Black Belt." A quarter of all families are led by single moms, 80 percent of students are poor enough for free lunch at school and life expectancy is lower than in many Third World countries.

Poverty and unemployment remain high; luring jobs to a systemically racist region with little infrastructure and a largely uneducated population is almost impossible. Health care in the Black Belt is abysmal, infant death rates are ...

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