I think they could still throw a pretty good riot if the wanted to:
That is one of the points east where they left too. BTW, Victorville is a relatively small town, far from LA, out in the desert. Many left to the inland empire of s. CA, but most kept going east, south, etc.
According to census data, Los Angeles has seen its Black population shrink from around 18 percent in 1970 to 9.9 percent four years ago.
http://www.lasentinel.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3131:census-results-reveal-blacks-leaving-large-cities&catid=70&Itemid=160
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BTW, this is substantial!
Young and not-so-young whites are now a fixture in the neighborhoodand in many others. The black population of Los Angeles has shrunk from nearly 20 percent of the citys overall population in 1970 to less than 10 percent today.
The population shift has happened in parts of every major city from Oakland to Washington, D.C., including cities that at one time were either exclusively or predominantly black. The latest U.S. Census figures more than confirm that Americas urban racial and ethnic demographics are fast changing.
http://newamericamedia.org/2011/03/black-urban-flight-changing-americas-political-face.php
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You go into places like Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana etc, and you will see a substantially growing black population.