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Originally Posted by dc_denizen
Their are plenty of examples throughout history of ethnic clashes between groups, trying to push each other out of regions/cities; do we need to ennoble the black population's expansion into different areas of Detroit as something fundamentally different than an ethnic conflict of this sort? After all, we are not talking about the South and Jim Crow here, but a city which in 1960, had the highest percentage of black homeownership in the country; with a black crime rate that was not appreciably different than the white crime rate, and with marriage rates high and out of wedlock births quite low by today's standards.
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If we can conclude that what was true for the whole MUST be true for its parts, then I would agree with your logic. However, just because there is plenty history of ethnic groups trying to push out other ethnic groups is not grounds to suggest that blacks in America have been guilty of such. I would like to see some documented history of African Americans doing this. The racial history of America is NOT "a wash" or "even Steven" by any means. It was totally one sided with blacks usually being the victims, notwithstanding Django.
Back then there was rampant "steering and redlining" by banks and real estate agents, as well as homeowners who were reluctant to sell to blacks. Blacks migrated to areas that they could afford and that did not try to keep them out. Blacks were not trying to push anyone out of communities.