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In the city most people who show their faces outside are African American and Hispanic people. Some Caucasians are seen downtown, mostly because of businesses and schools. Some are seen in the city buying drugs, or in the Little Italy on the other side of the city. 56 percent of Wilmington is African American, while 35 percent is Caucasian. (Census, 2000) I asked my mother about race today and how it compares to the old days and she said, "Race is not a factor now as it was years ago." (Personal communication, April 2, 2006)
Most of the people in my community look the same. There are a lot of minorities. The city itself has more African Americans than any other race. Most of the places you go to will only have African Americans out on the streets, and other minorities running the stores. "Moving here from Virginia was different, there are more black people on the streets, more black people shopping in stores, and there's more traffic on the roads," Meosha James said. (Personal......

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