Since 1980, approximately 400,000/250,000  African Americans [note: need to find source of this claim and verify the number: refer to it in the text and include it in bibliography.]have left Chicago.

Avis LaVelle, Daley’s press secretary (1989-1992), explains those demographic changes:

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U.S. President Barack Obama (2009-2017) comments further:

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Jim Williams, Daley’s press secretary (1992-1997), discusses how the mayor operated in the context of these changes:

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