They mention the mass migration of middle-class African Americans from Detroit.
While some might think that the decline of Detroit and other cities is because of “white flight” and racism, etc., we see that middle class blacks are moving away too. And that suggests it’s not really a racial matter at all. Anyone who wants to avoid the gangs and drugs and decay and God knows what continue to move out of places which encourage gangs, drugs and God knows what else.
I believe the number of Hispanics increased slightly; that says a lot about where the nation is heading, and shouldn’t be overlooked. I’ve mentioned on other threads how Hispanics are displacing blacks in the workplace, schools, and even prisons; I’ll now add Detroit to that list.
“While some might think that the decline of Detroit and other cities is because of “white flight” and racism, etc., we see that middle class blacks are moving away too. And that suggests it’s not really a racial matter at all. Anyone who wants to avoid the gangs and drugs and decay and God knows what continue to move out of places which encourage gangs, drugs and God knows what else.”
In 1965 I was working on an Orange County construction site with a young black carpenter, who resided in Santa Ana, Calif.
One weekend the “Watts Riots” took place in Los Angeles, and when we returned to work after the weekend, the fellow said:
“I was going to go up to LA to see my mother over the weekend, but those n****rs are shooting n****rs.”