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Killearn has been a predominantly white community since its establishment 65 years ago. however, an increasing number of black residents have moved to killearn in the past 3 years. in response, many of the white residents have moved out. this is an example of

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Answer: White Flight
Killearn was a community predominated by whites. However, due to an increasing number of black residents who moved to the area, many of the whites moved out. This is an example of white flight.
White flight is a term that originated in the United States, in the 1950s and 1960s, and was applied to the large-scale migration of white European people from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban regions. Today, it means migrations by whites from one place t-o another due to various reasons (like crimes, state policies, racism
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