Tensions Growing Between Blacks and Latinos in the South
In a region where race relations traditionally have been defined in terms of Black and White, an influx of immigrants to the Deep South in the last decade has upset the delicate cultural balance and created tensions among longtime residents and new ethnic groups. Click here to read the full story from the Daily Press.
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In Georgia, Black legislators recently defeated a bill supported by the governor to broaden the state’s “minority” designation to include Hispanics. The bill would have allowed Hispanics, whose population in Georgia increased by at least 120 percent since 1990, to be included in tax breaks for companies that hire minority contractors.
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