White flight from urban areas was a widespread phenomenon throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, and into the ‘80s, but not all whites retreated to the suburbs. The fate of those left behind, mostly elderly whites, does not get reported. If the progressive press does mention them, it treats them with the same contempt that it reserves for the Afrikaners in South Africa. It dismisses them as racist relics that deserve whatever fate befalls them. But what was their fate? History books are mute on the subject. The reality was harsh for those elderly whites trapped in their homes as the neighborhood changed around them. They did not envision spending their golden years struggling to survive in a hostile environment.
Left behind
What was the fate of the elderly white citizens who couldn’t afford to move to the suburbs during the white flight era of the 1960s and 1970s?
