The letter brings up some interesting points.
According to the 1960 Hawaii census (which identifies blacks as “negros”), all of Hawaii (633,000 people) had 4943 negros (0.7%).
And it can be guessed that a large fraction of this was in the armed forces (46,600 in armed forces x 10% negros in US population = 4660 negros in Hawaii based US forces).
Leaving less than 300 non-military blacks in the entire state of Hawaii in 1960.
The letter brings up some interesting points.
According to the 1960 Hawaii census (which identifies blacks as “negros”), all of Hawaii (633,000 people) had 4943 negros (0.7%).
And it can be guessed that a large fraction of this was in the armed forces (46,600 in armed forces x 10% negros in US population = 4660 negros in Hawaii based US forces).
Leaving less than 300 non-military blacks in the entire state of Hawaii in 1960.
Wow - nice statistical proof. Thanks.
Rarer and rarer.
Was anyone here in Hawaii in 1960 ?