white flight
term for the mass exodus of middle-class whites from large cities in the mid-20th century to smaller communities and suburbs
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Summary
white flight is a political concept[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of political_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,216 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- white flight's instance of is recorded as political concept[3].
- white flight's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/023qzd[4].
- white flight's facet of is recorded as human migration[5].
- white flight's Quora topic ID is recorded as White-Flight[6].
- white flight's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as urban-exodus[7].
- white flight's RationalWiki ID is recorded as White_flight[8].
- white flight's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 화이트 플라이트[9].
Why It Matters
white flight ranks in the top 3% of political_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,216 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]