Open AccessHistorical Overview of Black Suffering in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA: Depth of Contemporary Social Work Challenges
Author(s) -
T. Rashad Byrdsong,
Hide Yamatani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2332-7278
DOI - 10.5296/ijsw.v4i2.12050
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , life expectancy , gerontology , unemployment , black male , work (physics) , history , sociology , demography , economic growth , medicine , gender studies , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , population
This article is an overview of how slavery created a contemporary psychological and emotional condition in Black Americans. As a case study, this manuscript reviews how black history shaped Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States of America (USA) to fair the worst for Black residents: low school graduation rates, income levels, homeownership, net worth, and available savings, high unemployment rates, high chronic disease mortality rates, and low life-expectancy.