****The Census reported that waves of blue state blacks fled the stagnant job opportunities, high taxes and rotten social conditions of the mostly blue northern states to seek better lives for themselves in the south..****
How could anyone extrapolate this type of drama from data which spans a ten year period?
Did anyone see ‘waves of black people’ loading up trucks and racing down the interstates? Didn’t happen - not even in New Orleans. Individuals, black & white move for many reasons.
I'm pretty sure this return to the south was noted before the 2000 Census. This 2010 Census follows the earlier trend.
You doubt this has been happening? You do realize that there are millions of middle class Blacks, right, and that they probably don't like high taxes, no jobs, and high crime any better than you do? IDK about "waves," exactly, but I fail to see why this trend should surprise anyone.