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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Is Atlanta really that segregated? I agree that may be true for where black/white folks live, but even relatively "white" places like Buckhead (east paces), dunwoody, peachtree city, etc, have a lot of minorities who come to hang out or shop there.
I think it sucks for the young black professional crowd in metro Atlanta really. I know they probably love Atlanta, but I've seen a lot of classy young black people feel resistance when moving into nice communities. I don't think they'd describe it as racism, more like cautious hesitation.
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The news story above confirms your theory that Atlanta isn't as segregated as I thought.
As far as the second point, I agree it probably really hard for well educated affluent young black people to find places that they want to live and feel completely welcome.
I think the "cautious hesitation" may be fear of white flight, not so much fear, distrust, or hatred of black people. As you probably know, the city and the surrounding area have experienced shifting demographics; think about Clayton County 10-15 years ago and Clayton County today. South/Mid Gwinnett, 10 years ago versus today. They're demographically different. I think people have concern that any racial change is approaching the "white flight" tipping point. Sure, it's a little racist, but it's more worrying about other people's racist actions that you have no control over.
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