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This document provides background on racial tensions and civil rights issues in Cairo, Illinois. It summarizes that Cairo has a population that is around 30% black, but no black person had ever served on local government boards. Racial discrimination was prevalent, with black median family income being half that of whites. Public housing was segregated, and racism negatively impacted quality of life. A hearing was held in Cairo by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in 1972 to investigate civil rights issue

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