Originally Posted by
Detroitnerd
By looking at a narrow period from 1992 to 2002, we may therefore say that it was not racism that make white suburban residents turn their backs on the city. We may show instead how white suburban residents have turned their backs on not just the city, but anyplace with black residents. Frank Rizzo was telling me about this. He said, "You know, Southfield used to be a great place. South Warren too. But now I'm worried about the crime and the schools in those places. The property values are going south there now, and the sort of family-friendly community I remember isn't there anymore. Heck, that's OK. I figure I-696 was the new Eight Mile."
And after two beers, Frank told me: "If those animals want to destroy Southfield too, that's fine. I'll just keep moving north until my only black neighbors are bears."