The white Flight and urban Poverty

In the 1950's, Middle Class white Americans left cities for the suburbs

The rural poor migrated to inner cities

African Americans moved from rural south to urban areas

The White Flight brought about the urban crisis

Cities lost people and businesses as well as properties and taxes

Schools, public transportation, police and fire departments could not be maintained

The urban poor suffered

People in the suburbs were unaware of urban poverty and refused to believe it existed