The United States generally paid little attention to the plight of poor,inner-city whites until a series of riots took place in the late 1960s.

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This statement is false. While it is true that inner-city poverty and social problems were often associated with African Americans during the 1960s, there were efforts and discussions focused on poverty and social inequality affecting all races, including poor white Americans, before the riots of the late 1960s. For example, President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty initiative, launched in 1964, aimed to address poverty and inequality in all communities.

The United States Generally Paid Little Attention to the Plight