No, the OP is actually correct. The origin of the term "white flight" was a phenomenon that that followed the "great migration" of people from the rural south d

No, the OP is actually correct. The origin of the term "white flight" was a phenomenon that that followed the "great migration" of people from the rural south during the war and immediate post war years in the US.[1][2] >"The phrase "white flight" refers to a 1970s phenomenon ..." No, the 1970s may have seen a recirculation of the original phrase but it is commonly understood that "white flight" refers to phenomenon around the war years. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight [2] https://priceonomics.com/the-great-migration-the-african-american-exodus/ https://priceonomics.com/the-great-migration-the-african-ame...