I never said urban planning blunders destroyed the stock market. I never said Detroit's stock exchange had equal significance to New York's. Do these debate tactics usually work for you?
The wealth was tied to auto executives, who used it to build huge mansions outside the city and build new factories outside the city. Capital flight was always much more severe in Detroit than population flight, believe it or not.
As for those comments about "bad blacks," keep digging, mister. Read Sugrue's book for an account of "block-busting."
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