Newark Riots

Besides music, the popular culture was influenced by the inner city tensions. Change was coming to America, and many did not like this change. 1967 was a peak year for many cities for "white flight" where whites headed for the suburbs. This is when the term "inner city" became synonymous with "black neighborhood." For someone born after this time, I can better understand why neighborhoods were segregated during my childhood. And I can also understand why some whites are weary of African-Americans. This news reel does put fear in the minds of whites who have had little or no contact with the black community.