The "Capital Black Belt" The "Capital Black Belt" M § ¨ ¦ 97 § ¨ ¦ 595 § ¨ ¦ 95 § ¨ ¦ 66 § ¨ ¦ 495 § ¨ ¦ 295 § ¨ ¦ 270 § ¨ ¦ 395 § ¨ ¦ 370 § ¨ ¦ 695 § ¨ ¦ 195 § ¨ ¦ 95 § ¨ ¦ 695 U V 28 U V 123 U V 2 U V 4 U V 210 U V 202 U V 223 U V 7 U V 267 U V 214 U V 10 U V 193 U V 197 U V 5 U V 295 U V 32 U V 175 U V 260 U V 190 U V 234 U V 244 U V 258 U V 108 U V 170 U V 650 U V 355 U V 228 U V 97 U V 236 U V 235 U V 100 U V 424 U V 120 U V 198 U V 450 U V 124 U V 408 U V 410 U V 205 U V 173 U V 414 U V 373 U V 3 U V 185 U V 400 U V 201 U V 608 U V 27 U V 458 U V 695 U V 402 U V 110 U V 390 U V 241 U V 225 U V 233 U V 32 U V 193 U V 5 U V 650 U V 28 U V 2 U V 27 £ ¤ 1 £ ¤ 301 £ ¤ 29 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 1 £ ¤ 301 £ ¤ 29 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 29 £ ¤ 1 Fairfax Prince William Arlington Loudoun Alexandria Fairfax Falls Church Montgomery Prince George's Anne Arundel Howard Charles Calvert Baltimore Baltimore Maryland Virginia District of Columbia African Americans % of Total Population 0% - 10% 10.000001% - 20% 20.000001% - 30% 30.000001% - 40% 40.000001% - 50% 50.000001% - 60% 60.000001% - 70% 70.000001% - 80% 80.000001% - 90% 90.000001% - 100% City Streets Interstate Highwys State Highways US Routes Parks M University of Maryland Eastern Washington, DC and the bordering area of Prince George's County, MD have a high percentage of African Americans - in many places greater than 90%. The communities within this area form a contiguous cultural area which Dr. Tony Whitehead has classified as the "Capital Black Belt." 3 0 3 6 9 12 1.5 Miles μ