In 1974, the cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Atlanta, Georgia, each elected their first Black mayor— Coleman Young in Detroit and Maynard Holbrook Jackson in Atlanta—which represented a significant political advance at the time. Both cities had seen a significant demographic swing as whites were moving from the cities into the suburbs, leaving the inner cities with faltering economies and high levels of unemployment among the now predominantly Black residents. As a result of the economic and demographic shift, the cities saw a substantial increase in crime, particularly homicides, which led to stricter policing policies that divided the community even further. With the elections, both cities hoped to see a revitalization in their communities as well as improved racial relations, leading Time magazine to write the following article exploring these two major American metropolises.