The Old Newark

Many view the 1967 riots, alternatively called a rebellion, in Newark as the city’s low point, prompting whites to flee in droves for the neighboring suburbs. But the phenomenon called white flight started much earlier and the reasons behind it were more numerous and complex than simple racism.

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/19/09/02/newark-before-the-comeback-a-city-marked-by-white-flight-and-poor-policy/