I grew up in an almost all white neighberhood in Detroit. Moved out when I was in the 6th grade.
The people there all lost almost all the value that they invested in their homes. As blacks moved in crime went up and property values went down. Younger Blacks didnt maintain their homes as well as the older whites.
The Whites started over and moved north of 8 mile and paid top dollar for new houses. They lost all they had worked for and their families suffered for it. These people were prejudiced against blacks moving into their neighberhoods. Not becuase of hate, but because of real estate.
5/15/2012 9:04 PM (edited)