I was born in Newark and our family moved to East Orange when I was A freshman in high school. I moved to neighboring Bloomfield with my wife in 1962. My parents stayed in East Orange with my 5 brothers and sisters. Around 1965 my parents black neighbor me and my father were talking across the back yard fence when this great neighbor with 2 small daughters told us he was putting his house up for sale. My father asked why and Mr. Williams said it was because the n******s were moving in. Those are are his words and I will never forget them.
Sounds like one of Godfrey Cambridge’ old comedy bits!