Discusses changes that took place in the South during the 1970s and early 1980s. Explores the distribution of benefits and negative side effects associated with rapid economic development, industrial expansion, and business growth. However, a sizeable share of the black community was untouched by the region's growth and prosperity. (PS)

This paper assesses the extent to which Houston's black community has benefited from the economic boom that the area is experiencing. The major issues addressed, using Houston as a case study, include (1) residential housing patterns, (2) black unemployment, (3) black-white income differentials, (4) black business and economic development, (5)…