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Abstract
One of the anticipated results of the civil rights movement in the South was increased economic opportunity for blacks. Yet, little is known about contemporary black employment in the South and the factors related to it. This study is a longitudinal examination of this issue in six carefully selected Florida communities which highlights the relative importance of political and community contextual variables in the hiring of blacks. The results suggest that black resource variables (black population and applicants) are significant in the private sector employment of blacks while political variables are less important today than in the 1970s.