Posted Apr 3, 2020, 5:21 PM
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Unapologetic Occidental
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Province 2, Canadian Empire
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Originally Posted by eschaton
I would argue that white flight was so damaging in large part because of how quickly it happened.
A neighborhood which slowly switches from white to black over say a 50-year span (particularly with little overall change in socio-economic status) will probably be fine. Local schools probably won't be as good on standardized tests, and crime might be a bit elevated, but the neighborhood will be physically intact, homes will be occupied, and businesses will remain located there.
A neighborhood on the other hand where 80% of the white residents fled in less than 20 years is going to be an awful ghetto. If people are selling that quickly, no one is buying but slumlords.
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On a wider level, Prince George's County in Maryland is probably a good example of the former.
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