"black flight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: US, uncountable
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