They were diarmed and didn’t have nearly the level of communications and information gathering abilities we have now.
#blackcrimesmatter
That very statement is fully applicable to a significant percentage of US population. They refuse to arm themselves, and they refuse to see the world as it is. Their problem: the world is not politically correct and does not conform to their beliefs - therefore the world can't be like this; something must be wrong with neighbors who are robbed and killed.