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black flight

black flight noun: the migration of African Americans from predominantly black or mixed inner-city areas to suburbs and newly constructed homes on the outer edges of cities.

Noun

black flight (uncountable)

  1. (US, urban studies) The migration of African Americans from predominantly black or mixed inner-city areas to suburbs and newly constructed homes on the outer edges of cities.

Questions about black flight

What does black flight mean?
Black flight means the migration of African Americans from predominantly black or mixed inner-city areas to suburbs and newly constructed homes on the outer edges of cities.
What part of speech is black flight?
Black flight is a noun.

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