Contents Early settlement Grade 7: 26,053 4 Governance African American labor played a crucial role in Miami's early development During the early 20th century migrants from the Bahamas and African-Americans constituted 40 percent of the city's population.:25 Despite their role in the city's growth their community was limited to a small space When landlords began to rent homes to African-Americans around Avenue J (what would later become NW Fifth Avenue) a gang of white men with torches marched through the neighborhood and warned the residents to move or be bombed.:33. 2.1% Mexican 10 Bank of America 2,000 The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 brought 150,000 Cubans to Miami the largest transport in civilian history Unlike the previous exodus of the 1960s most of the Cuban refugees arriving were poor some having been released from prisons or mental institutions to make the trip During this time many of the middle class non-Hispanic whites in the community left the city often referred to as the "white flight" in 1960 Miami was 90% non-Hispanic white but by 1990 it was only about 10% non-Hispanic white. Everglades 2.1 Central business district ("downtown"), 1940s: World War II, The third-costliest natural disaster to occur in the United States was Hurricane Andrew which hit Miami in the early morning of Monday August 24 1992 it struck the southern part of the county from due east south of Miami and very near Homestead Kendall and Cutler Ridge (now the Town of Cutler Bay) Damages numbered over US$25 billion in the county alone and recovery has taken years in these areas where the destruction was greatest This was the costliest natural disaster in US history until Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf region in 2005. . Miami Florida Business directory, Contents Tri-Rail maintenance facility, Rail transport in South Florida Dwayne O Andreas School of Law (Orlando). Today Miami is home to a vibrant techno and dance scene and hosts the Winter Music Conference the largest dance event in the world Ultra Music Festival and many electronica music-themed celebrations and festivals Currently the EDM subgenres popular in South Florida are deep house hech House and techno, 5 Hollywood Broward 139,357 140,768 154,823 +9.98% Pan Am's terminal at Dinner Key in 1944 during World War II, Water characteristics Main article: Spanish treasure fleet. Operations 4.1.1 Notes 9.1 Airports 1930 110,637 274.1% 6.5.4 Jetport proposition U.S Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Race Demographics:, The five largest sectors of employment in Florida are: trade transportation and utilities; government; professional and business services; education and health services; and leisure and hospitality in output the five largest sectors are: finance insurance real estate rental and leasing followed by professional and business services; government and government enterprises; educational services health care and social assistance; and retail trade. Demographics 3 Climate 6.4 Rental cars, Port Tampa Bay is the largest port in Florida, Main article: Government of Florida.
According to Miami's Beacon Council the top private employers in 2014 in Miami-Dade were: Cuban refugees arriving in crowded boats during the Mariel Boatlift crisis. White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 72.6% 73.8% 75.0%, All potable water resources have been controlled by the state government through five regional water authorities since 1972, Netherlands Netherlands Map of the five major ocean gyres! . Main article: Geography and ecology of the Everglades Lake Belvedere Estates Various international treaties attempt to reduce pollution caused by environmental threats such as oil spills marine debris and the incineration of toxic wastes at sea. Miami Florida Business directory, Miami Children's Museum, Golden Panthers fans at FIU Stadium. 2.2 Choice of entry mode in international business Forty thousand blacks roughly one-fifth of their 1900 population levels in Florida left the state in the Great Migration They left due to lynchings and racial violence and for better opportunities in the North and the West Disfranchisement for most African Americans in the state persisted until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s gained federal legislation in 1965 to enforce protection of their constitutional suffrage. .
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