Chart reads: "Los Angeles County 1936 Population on Relief". Proportional figures on the left represent the total L.A. County population broken out into three groups: Whites (1,950,879), Mexicans (167,024), and Negroes (46,485). Proportional figures on the right represent the amount of relief received by each group: Whites (445,000), Mexicans (51,315) and Negroes (10,300). The figures representing African Americans are barely discernable. Chart dated: October 1936.
Statistics--Charts, diagrams, etc Public welfare--California--Los Angeles County--Charts, diagrams, etc Welfare recipients--California--Los Angeles County African Americans--Public welfare--California--Los Angeles County European Americans--Public welfare--California--Los Angeles County Mexican Americans--Public welfare--California--Los Angeles County Depressions--1929 Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Charts, diagrams, etc Works Progress Administration Collection photographs
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