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This paper examines whether or not the growing African American population has led to an increase of African American workers and business owners in the construction industry and explains why growth in this particular arena has been very slow. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the year 2000. The thought at the time was that, while ethnic groups, including African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans, were considered the "minority" part of the population, by the
turn of the 21st century, much of the minority would be considered the "majority" because of expected population explosions in each ethnic group. With the release of statistics from the
2000 Census, this has proven, in several cities, to be the case; with the African American and Hispanic populations growing by leaps and bounds (for example, in the city of
Dallas, Texas, ethnic groups make up 51 percent of the total population, making the minority now a majority). These statistics have also impacted the workplace - more African Americans are
involved in the workforce than even 10 years ago, particularly in the construction industry. While 10 years ago, many of the trades
and construction firms were owned mainly by white males, the 21st century is beginning to see a trend of more ethnic groups and women entering the construction trades including architecture,
carpentry, electricity, plumbing and masonry. Despite this increase in ethnic minorities throughout society however, the profile of construction industry workers and general contracting firm owners - particularly in the United
Kingdom - is still predominantly that of white male, with a low representation of ethnic minorities, including African Americans involved (The State of the Construction Industry, 2001). The same can
be said for the state of construction in the United States as well. Paul King, chairman and founder of UBM, Inc. an
African American-owned and operated company in Chicago, Illinois, noted that he was among those who shut down Chicago construction sites during the late 1960s because of the absence of African
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