Only two counties surrounding Charlotte, Cabarrus and Lincoln, showed decreases in that time. Despite the increase in the number of middle-class African Americans, their relative presence stayed the same or decreased in most of the counties. They don't complain about the neighborhood,'' he said. The Roseboros say they've encountered overt racism only once in their two years there, in April 1996 when two white teen-agers burnt a small cross in their yard. But white neighbors rallied around the Roseboros, and they didn't consider moving.
Experts say that's because the white middle class is growing faster than the black middle class.
Claritas, Inc. Roseboro, a shipping clerk, grew up in Charlotte. Doc Roseboro said. And he doesn't even have to travel to Charlotte for a nice restaurant. We've got Chili's. We've got Red Lobster.