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UMASS Boston Press Release

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UMASS Boston

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http://www.umb.edu/news/2007news/releases/february/diversity.html

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UMASS Boston

Date:

2007

According to this report, Boston and it's surrounding townships have municipal governments where the number of appointed and elected officials are disproportionately caucasian when compared with the percentage of the population who are people of color.

Difficulty Level:

1

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