Here are a few things I learned last night about the city I live in:
- it was the capital of the Confederacy (OK, i knew this one)
- it was built on land stolen from Native Americans through genocide (20,000+ killed)
- it was the largest slave market in the US (after New Orleans) from 1820-1860
As if that doesn’t explain a few things, here are some more thoughts (which are probably true no matter where you live):
- racial segregation is an economic plan
- neighborhoods are purposely segregated by income (think about it: those living in your neighborhood make relatively the same amount of money. the goal is to “move up” to the next neighborhood, the bigger house, nicer car, etc.)
- the only place you see what real community looks like is with the poor because they have no other choice.
Hmmm… just some thoughts. Do with them what you will….
