‘It starts at home’: Plagued with crime, poverty and unemployment, North City residents weigh in on neighborhood demise
“Historians point to the 1950s and 1960s, when middle-class families moved out to suburbs in droves, leaving poor families within the city. Crime, unemployment and poverty became the cornerstones of many neighborhoods, leaving many residents feeling hopeless and desperate.
‘The way our communities and things look, that’s because a lot of people feel that way on the inside,” said Jackson. “Whether they know it or not.'”