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Blacks in the 1970s:
Did they scale the job ladder?
Diane Nilsen Westcott
Economist, Division of Employment and Unemployment Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics
More blacks obtained white-collar jobs but fewer penetrated higher-salaried positions; mobility in higher-paid blue-collar jobs was somewhat more impressive.
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