Notes that two groups of black men appear to have made the most substantial economic gains since 1964: the better educated and more skilled, especially the increasing number of highly qualified young black men who have entered colleges and universities; and those from more advantaged family backgrounds. (Author/AM)

This article summarizes a Conference on Transportation and Poverty, held June 7, 1968 which was organized and chaired by the authors; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences sponsored the conference. Conference papers are listed. (AF)