Books by Walter L. Williams
SIMILAR PERCENTAGE BLACK IN 1860 AND IN 2000
Map from the US Census of 1960, showing the percentage of black people in each county of the South
Map from the US Census of 1960, showing the percentage of black people in each county of the South
Map from the US Census of 1960, showing the percentage of black people in each county of the South
Map from the US Census of 1960, showing the percentage of black people in each county of the South
Map from the US Census of 1960, showing the percentage of black people in each county of the South
Note the concentration of enslaved persons in South Carolina, Mississippi River valley, eastern Virginia, and the central parts of Georgia and Alabama. Each of these areas voted for secession. In contrast, note the relative lack of African Americans in Appalachia (western Virginia and North Carolina, eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, north Georgia and Alabama). Appalachia was mostly Unionist during the Civil War, which is evidence for slavery being the cause of Southern secession.