Black college enrollment in the United States beginning in 1970
Line graph showing the rise of Black college enrollment in the United States beginning in 1970 and ending in 1980. Tick marks are as follows: 1970 -- 522,000; 1972, 727,000; 1974, 745,000; 1976, 866,000; 1978, 888,000; and 1980, 927,000.