Did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination in 1968 lead to race riots in large cities in the US which in turn then lead to the degradation of urban centers in America? In the 60s average urban crime rates weren't too much higher than the 50s and in the 70s urban crime rates rose significantly
>whites moved out of cities into suburbs in the 50s
>blacks moved into the cities in the 60s
>economy goes to shit in the 70s
>unemployment, crime and misery
>>1192909
Race riots were happening years before King was assassinated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots
>>1193133
I'd also mention the Greenwood riots which happened in Tulsa,OK and that happened in 1921. Greenwood was a nice area though.
>>1193159
>Greenwood was a nice area though.
So was Watts prior to the riots. And I was just pointing out that the racial unrest in the cities didn't just start after MLK was killed, it was happening all over the country by the mid-1960s. Obviously the US has a proud tradition of race riots, particularly during and immediately after wars.
>>1192909
No, modernist city planning did
Heroin, white flight, the shit economy of the 70s, the War on Drugs, and increasing numbers of out of wedlock births all combined to create the problem.
Also, probably leaded gasoline.
>>1194492
>Also, probably leaded gasoline.
I'm getting pretty sick of this meme.
