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It's been a long while since I lived in C'ville, but I do recall it being

one of the more segregated places I've ever encountered, despite being a liberal college town. There was clearly a "line" between the academic village parts of town and the predominantly African American neighborhoods and a good deal of mutual tension on both sides of the fence. Has that changed?

I also certainly don't see how progressive elites are immune to stereotyping or feeling "threatened" by groups of lower income minority kids. Especially when it was a fairly common occurrence for said minority kids to troll around the college scene and start trouble (happened all the time during my years in C'ville at least; maybe less frequent now).

(In response to this post by jdubforwahoowa)

Posted: 08/12/2020 at 11:38AM

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Here's my 2 cents -- Faz d. Hoo 08/12/2020 1:22PM

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See my response to jdub below. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 08/12/2020 11:10AM

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