90 years ago Detroit was one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Three generations later, and one term of LBJ, and viola, something great has vanished into thin air.
You could shave 30 years off that estimate easy -
But yes, LBJ has this blood on his hands.
I’ve always heard that Detroit has never really recovered from the ‘67 riots. The rioting set in motion a chain of events in which everybody, black and white, who were able to leave, moved out. Unfortunately, the remaining people left behind are mired in crime and poverty and squalor.