[lbo-talk] maps that show the racial breakdown of America's biggest cities

c b cb31450 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 30 11:31:54 PDT 2010


James Heartfield

Charles writes: "Speaking of residential segregation and desegregation, evidently a deseg process is going on in Detroit in the last several years." citing

"Detroit sees rise in white residents after 60 years BY JOHN WISELY FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER et etc"

Hasn't 'white flight' been in reverse in many cities for some time? Certainly London has seen gentrification of some of its inner cities. I thought the same was true of many American cities?

^^^^^ CB: Not much in Detroit until this report. Washington , DC has had a significant increase in the percentage of white residents as compared with the 1970's when it was "Chocolate City"

I'll look on google.



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