Legacy
Like many cities, Plainfield has suffered a decline from the stigma of riots, and many of the burned and looted businesses have been remained vacant for over four decades. Former residents decamped for neighboring towns like Edison, Scotch Plains, Watchung, Warren, and Bridgewater. It remains one of the poorest urban areas in the state with a 16 percent poverty rate including over 7 percent having an income less than 50 percent of poverty level.
Read more about this topic: 1967 Plainfield Riots
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)