Actually Detroit population started declining in the 50's, and the riot didn't really accelerate the decline: http://www.mybudget360.com/wp-content/uploads/200

Actually Detroit population started declining in the 50's, and the riot didn't really accelerate the decline: http://www.mybudget360.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/detroit-population.png http://www.mybudget360.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/detroi...