The Changing Racial Composition of Suburbs 1950-1970

Abstract

Central city patterns of racial change frequently involve an invasion-succession process in which blacks replace whites in a community. In contrast, suburbs with significant black and white populations have frequently been growing in numbers of both races. This pattern is consistent with the general areal and population growth of the suburban community which has occurred since World War II. Within the suburban ring, com munities with growth of both blacks and whites differ significantly in housing and popu lation characteristics from the Invasion-Succession communities.