<sod>Soon, middle class blacks also found other areas more attractive to them. Some were unincorporated areas of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] such as [[Ladera Heights, California|Ladera Heights]], [[View Park-Windsor Hills, California|View Park]] and [[View Park-Windsor Hills, California|Windsor Hills]]; and others were cities such as [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] and, particularly, [[Carson, California|Carson]]. The latter was significant because it had successfully thwarted attempts at [[annexation]] by neighboring Compton. The city of Carson opted instead for incorporation in 1968, which is notable because its black population was actually more affluent than its white population. As a newer city, it also offered more favorable tax rates and lower crime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ci.carson.ca.us/content/department/about_carson/growing_pains.asp|title=Growing Pains of a Young City – City of Carson, CA |publisher=City of Carson|accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref><eod>
<sod>Soon, middle class blacks also found other areas more attractive to them. Some were unincorporated areas of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] such as [[Ladera Heights, California|Ladera Heights]], [[View Park-Windsor Hills, California|View Park]] and [[View Park-Windsor Hills, California|Windsor Hills]]; and others were cities such as [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] and, particularly, [[Carson, California|Carson]]. The latter was significant because it had successfully thwarted attempts at [[annexation]] by neighboring Compton. The city of Carson opted instead for incorporation in 1968, which is notable because its black population was actually more affluent than its white population. As a newer city, it also offered more favorable tax rates and lower crime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ci.carson.ca.us/content/department/about_carson/growing_pains.asp|title=Growing Pains of a Young City – City of Carson, CA |publisher=City of Carson|accessdate=2010-08-29}}</Compton is where easy e lived<eod>