 It was mistakenly reported for decades that blacks were responsible for white deaths and that more whites than blacks had died.Personal and property damages, suffered overwhelmingly by blacks, amounted to more than $150,000 (approximately $4 million in 2018), as dozens of black homes and businesses were destroyed, as well as three white-owned businesses of suspected black sympathizers.As a result of the rioting, numerous blacks left Springfield, but it is unclear how many moved away permanently.