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African Americans in West Philadelphia at Mid-Century

Map showing density of Black population in West Philadelphia, 1950

This digital map drawn from the 1950 U.S. Census shows the growing presence of blacks west of the Schuylkill River in 1950. The black presence in the Mill Creek neighborhood appears in the 60–80 percent range at mid-century.

Neighborhoods
Mill Creek
2019
Attribution/Credit

Douglas Ewbank