Fair enough, but the point I was trying to make to the other poster is that if the 1950's were such a paradise, then it seems like it would be a good trade to live in that time, regardless of your racial background.
And those neighborhoods didn't get that way because of white guys from the suburbs.
I blame hippies. Up until the late 60's, all of the demographic indicators for blacks in America were on an upswing. But the whole "Turn on, tune in, drop out" liberal crap of the 60's was a disaster for the black community. Experimenting with drugs and free love and whatever is a lot easier when you have well-off parents to help pick up the pieces. For working-class blacks, there was no such safety net.
Yet one more thing to blame on liberals.
I'd like some examples if you would. I've used the "TV shows don't reflect reality" argument with some, but I'd like to incorporate this argument into my discussions.