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Compton was the American dream. |
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Sunny California with a palm tree in the front yard, the camper, the boat. |
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Temptingly close to the Los Angeles ghetto in the 50's and 60's, |
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it became "The Black American Dream". |
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Open housing paved the way as middle-class blacks flooded into the city. |
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Whites don't buy houses in Compton anymore. |
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Now with 74% of the population, |
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black power is the fact of life. |
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From banks to bowling alleys. |
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But the dream that many blacks thought they were buying has turned sour. |
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Though the mayor and four out of five city councilmen are black, |
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they have been unable to solve the problems of crime |
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and growing welfare which is slowing turning suburban Compton |
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into an extension of the black innercity. |
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Crime is now as high as the ghetto. |
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47 homicides last year gave Compton |
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one of the highest per capital rates in the country. |
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Juvenile gang activity, muggings, |
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small robberies make some blacks want to leave. |
