Black electricians and police officers tripled in number between 1970 and 1990

Evidence

For example, “between 1970 and 1990, the number of black electricians more than tripled (from 14,145 to 43,276) and the number of black police officers increased almost as rapidly (from 23,796 to 63,855)” (Karabel, 1993:159). — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2029

Categorization

• CANDY: Concrete, tweetable data point about affirmative action’s measurable effects on specific trades.