On April 16, 1963, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote the following in his Letter from the Birmingham Jail: “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: 1) collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; 2) negotiation; 3) self-purification; and 4) direct action.”

In 2002, a collection of citizens, who had just spent nine months meeting weekly to address race relations in Jacksonville, published a landmark study. JCCI’s Beyond the Talk: Improving Race Relations study called for “a vision for Jacksonville of racial justice and inclusion, in which all residents feel free to, and actually do, participate fully in public life, unimpededby race-based disparities or discrimination.” In order to achieve that vision, the city needed to assess the facts, and use those facts annually for self-evaluation and accountability. The city needed an annual race relations progress report to document progress toward resolving race-based disparities and improving race relations in Jacksonville.

This is JCCI’s third annual Race Relations Progress Report, documenting progress and highlighting concerns as Jacksonville seeks to implement that vision. Bill Bond led the review committee for the 2007 update of the Race Relations Progress Report

2005 Survey Data

View the survey questionnaire developed by Jacksonville University for the Race Relations Progress Report and the survey results. Included are cross-tabulations by categorical variables representing age, education, and years living in Jacksonville, where the chi-square was significant at the .05 level.

2005 Race Relations Progress Report Data Appendix

View the raw data behind the graphs in the report, and follow the links to discover more information about racial disparities in Jacksonville.

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