On this date in 1947, the total population of the United States was approximately 150,697,361. The Black population was about 15,042,286, making up 10% of the total U.S. population.
This period was just after World War II, during the early stages of the Civil Rights Movement, and before significant demographic shifts caused by migration and social changes in the mid-to-late 20th century.
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