It is time to do the most requested video I get at least over the last six or seven
months that's right if you're one of the many people that have asked me to do the
states with the most black or African-American residents today is your day like I said in the
last video in this series a few months ago I caved to public pressure I normally avoid
race related videos but I had so many requests I figure I might as well I'm not comfortable with
the subject and I didn't want to create a video that would have a comment section with racist
comments and people crying that I'm being a racist for talking about race talking about
someone's race does not make you racist how you talk about someone's race could make you
a racist I had a long email back and forth with one of our subscribers who happens to
be a black gentleman and he had a good point he said if you're any kind of minority in this
country you already know who's out there and then he quoted me he said you could make a
video about lime Jello and someone would turn it into some hate or something political he had
a point so I decided to do this series this is the fourth video in the series we've done
videos for Asian States Hispanic States and the white Estates and stop typing yes I'm doing the
black Estates last like I said before this is an uncomfortable subject for me mainly because I'm
very white I'm so white I have three different types of mayonnaise in my refrigerator right
now and I have two different friends named Blaine got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 Tennessee before we get started I'm going to tell you up front this is a tour of
the southern states for the most part if you had any thoughts Idaho or Alaska we're going to be
on this list I'm sorry to disappoint you I read a tourism book one time about Tennessee and one
of the quotes in there I remember they said if you want to experience Black America you need to
eat some fried catfish in Tennessee the towns in Tennessee that have the highest percentage
of black residents would be Denmark Tennessee with 74.64 percent of their population Grand
Junction Tennessee with 72 percent Stanton with 62 percent Brownsville with 53 in Whitesville that's
unfortunate with 52.76 percent overall at the 2020 census Tennessee had a black population that took
up 17.8 percent of the population that came out to about 1.4 million black residents in Tennessee
number nine Virginia this is another one that should be no shocker to anyone the black culture
and history is strong in Virginia Virginia is home to the longest continuous experience
of black life and culture in the United States spanning more than four centuries some of the
towns in Virginia with the highest percentage of black residents the first one it's a small
Town's only got 400 people but I'm gonna put it on here just because I love the name of this
town hustle Virginia 78.5 percent of that town is black or African-American Freeman Virginia
has 72.18 Bird's Nest Virginia has 67 percent and Waverly Virginia with 67.24 overall 18.6 percent
of Virginia's residents are black giving them a population of about 1 million six hundred thousand
number eight North Carolina yes in case you don't know North Carolina is a Southern state
even though it's got the word North in it I've had this discussion with people before they
seem to think it's not considered a Northern State I don't know where they're getting their
education from but I grew up on the other side of the country and I knew North Carolina was a
Southern state if you want to do something interesting and learn about black history
in North Carolina you can go to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville that's
where Fort Bragg is this historically all black Airborne unit was activated during World War II
and officially served from 1942 to 1950. a lot of the veterans from this unit served in the
Korean War as well the cities with the highest African-American population in North Carolina
would be Garysburg with 86.32 Lewiston Woodville with 83.43 Enfield with 81.90 and Scotland Neck
with 72 percent now there's a whole bunch of other ones in between there that they've only
got like 150 people in the town so I ignored those overall North Carolina's black population
is 22.5 percent of the state's population that's about 2.5 million black residents
number seven Delaware yes mind blown anyone else see this one coming I mean this one actually beat
North Carolina this is surprising Delaware has a few cities but their main Metro area is Wilmington
and that is where a majority of their population lives not just the black population the entire
population Delaware has a strange history when it comes to their African-American population
Delaware Prides itself on being the first state to ratify the Constitution but they were one of the
last to ratify the 13th amendment outlawing slavery but these days in Wilmington if you
want to learn about black history and Heritage you can go to the Delaware History Museum and
Mitchell Center for African American Heritage that's in Wilmington it's on Market Street does
every city have a Market Street I think they do I don't think I've ever been to a big city
that doesn't have it I know it has to do with the old days and that's where all the markets
were but yeah I don't think I know of a city that doesn't have a Market Street a major city at least
now overall most their cities don't have a really high percentage of the population being African an
American their highest percentages are Ellendale Delaware which is 38.88 percent Bridgeville which
is 30.51 uh Newcastle which is 29.62 Dover is 29.21 overall Delaware's black population is
24.1 percent of the total population meaning they have about 318 000 African-American residents
number six Alabama on History alone I thought Alabama would have been number one or two I mean
the Civil Rights Movement basically kicked off in Alabama you have Rosa Parks the Montgomery
Bus Boycott the Tuskegee Airmen you don't have to be a history buff but if you want to read
some interesting stuff read about the Tuskegee Airmen it's amazing story of these men towns with
the highest percentage of African Americans well there's Tuskegee Institute they've got about 5 600
people living there and about 95.2 percent of them are African-American or black Tuskegee Alabama
the town has about 11 000 people and 90 of them are black or African-American and then Fairfield
Alabama has 12 000 residents almost 13 and they've got 89.64 African-American overall 26.8 percent
of Alabama's population is African-American that comes out to about 1.6 million residents
number five South Carolina yeah I could see South Carolina being here South Carolina has
a few interesting things when it comes to Black History including in 1708 South Carolina became
the first British North American colony to have an African-American majority South
Carolina also played a big part when it comes to the civil rights movement in 1950s and 60s
they had a lot of non-violent protests against unfair segregation laws but most the attention
back then went to Alabama and Mississippi the towns with the highest population of
African Americans in South Carolina go like this Gadsden South Carolina has
94.99 Salter South Carolina is 88.6 percent and Denmark South Carolina has 81.96 overall
South Carolina's black population is 27 of the total population of the state of South
Carolina getting them to about 1.6 million residents that are African-American or black
number four Maryland this is a surprise you know I really thought Alabama would have a
higher percentage of African Americans than Maryland I also thought Arkansas would be on
this list but it's not even close they've got a lot of different African-American history places
you could visit in Maryland Point Lookout State Park and Civil War Museum Port Tobacco
Courthouse historic plantations old jail at St Mary's County Jefferson Patterson Park
and Museum and the Drayden African-American Schoolhouse when it comes to cities with the
highest population of African Americans you have like Capitol Heights Maryland which has a 41
000 residents 93.9 percent of them are African-American District Heights
89 Suitland 87 and Temple Hill with 85.38 overall 32 percent of Maryland's population
is black or African-American putting them at about 2.2 million residents
number three Georgia this one is not a surprise I could see this one easily and
I'm not even a historian I just like to read Georgia has a long history when it comes to
the African-American Community sadly most of it's not good history slavery segregation Jim
Crow laws all that stuff was really big in States like Georgia but you also have some
really nice things like the music that has come out of Georgia the artists that have
gone from everything rap hip-hop rock and roll jazz blues and then there's the food
it's amazing towns with the highest percentage of black residents in Georgia start off with
Lithonia Georgia and they have 75.32 percent that's a good sized Town that's 82 000 people
Stone Mountain with 70.18 Decatur with 69.61 overall Georgia's African-American population
makes up 33 percent of the total population giving them about 3.5 million in Residence
number two Louisiana now the only thing that shocks me about this one is the percentage
isn't higher I mean if you just look back at the history of Louisiana you would think that this
state would be half and half it is not sadly I I just don't like the way Louisiana's been run
since forever just all the things I've ever read the stats I see it's just depressing and honestly
a lot of it has to do with a lot of their old politicians deals they've made things they've done
it's just too bad but Louisiana has an amazing history I mean from the voodoo that went on in
New Orleans African Americans have influenced the music of Louisiana and helped develop jazz
blues r b hip-hop and rock and roll some of the musicians that have come out of New Orleans alone
I'm just kind of focused on New Orleans that seems to be where a lot of the history comes
from and it's kind of the most interesting part of it Lil Wayne Louis Armstrong Randy Jackson
Kevin Gates James Booker Fats Domino Buddy Guy Frank Ocean then the Creole food oh my God it's
amazing down there I'll be there in late January I'll tell you all about it towns with the highest
percentage of African Americans in Louisiana would be Grambling uh with 96.32 which is a
town and a university you have St James with 87.3 percent Lake Providence with 73 and my favorite
name in Louisiana waterproof Louisiana with 68.04 overall 33.1 percent of Louisiana's population is
black or African-American putting them at 1.5 million African-American or black residents
all right before we get to number one don't forget we have another Channel called on this
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and number one Mississippi this should be no surprise really should be no surprise if you
ever bought barbecue in Mississippi because all the best places are black owned I swear
to you Mississippi like Georgia like a lot of the Southern States has a long African-American
history and not all of it's good well most of it's not good segregation civil rights issues
slavery it's all there it's in the history books I'm not telling you something you don't already
know one city in Mississippi that has the highest percentage of black residents is Mound Bayou which
has 97.8 African-American there's about 3 300 people that live there this town was found as
an independent black community in 1887 by former slaves led by Isaiah Montgomery Mound Bayou is
almost 97 African-American this is one of the largest of any community in the United
States you also got Friar's point with 93.9 percent Fayette Mississippi with 91.3 percent
and Shelby Mississippi with 88.03 percent overall 37.9 percent of Mississippi's
population is black or African-American putting them at about 1 million little over
all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it hope you got some information out
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