African Americans Riot in Detroit and Harlem ca. 1967

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In northern cities such as Detroit and New York, many African Americans lived in ghettoes. Racial tensions boiled over in the form of violence and rioting. Dramatic media depictions of ghetto riots...

In northern cities such as Detroit and New York, many African Americans lived in ghettoes. Racial tensions boiled over in the form of violence and rioting. Dramatic media depictions of ghetto riots were a significant cause of white backlash and "white flight" from urban areas into the suburbs.

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