Whites abandoned prized public spaces rather than see them integrated

Evidence

Yet again, white Atlantans made it clear that, when faced with the “threat” of desegregation, they would abandon a public space, no matter how prized, rather than see it integrated. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 433

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 3 times within its source
• 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’ own abandonment of public spaces caused the tax burden they then resented — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 300; Whites embraced pluralism partly to legitimize abandoning troubled city spaces — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 389 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• White families fled to suburbs rather than send children to integrated schools #exemplifies (0.90) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1187
• Whites embraced pluralism partly to legitimize abandoning troubled city spaces #corroborates (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 389