Whites’ own abandonment of public spaces caused the tax burden they then resented

Evidence

Because of their refusal to share these public spaces with blacks, whites essentially made their old complaint come true. Their taxes were being used to fund services enjoyed largely by blacks. Whites refused to acknowledge that this was a result of their own racism, however, and instead blamed the city for “surrendering” these public spaces to blacks. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 300

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Desegregation of public spaces drove working-class whites to reject civic community and city progress — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 252; Whites abandoned prized public spaces rather than see them integrated — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 433; Whites embraced pluralism partly to legitimize abandoning troubled city spaces — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 389 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Whites abandoned prized public spaces rather than see them integrated #corroborates (0.95) — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 433
• Whites embraced pluralism partly to legitimize abandoning troubled city spaces #expands (0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 389