Not as severe a case but I saw it happen in New Haven Ct. Took decades to come out the black "revolutionaries" who would have nothing to do with "the man" were working closely with the Democrat mayors all during the riots and protests in the 1960s and early 70s. The were fronts for the gang which wanted to tear the city down and make money rebuilding it. They did it too. Sorta. It is a slum now but with newer building.
Well, better that than post-riot Newark, which for years remained unchanged, including autos that were abandoned during the "uprising."
New Haven also has the advantage of Rose DeLauro, the sexiest woman in Bizarro congress.