Comments on: Those Helpful Africans http://hungryblues.net/2004/09/29/those-helpful-africans/ Ben Greenberg's Weblog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:13:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Ben G. http://hungryblues.net/2004/09/29/those-helpful-africans/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Ben G. Fri, 01 Oct 2004 15:55:16 +0000 http://hungryblues.net/2004/09/29/those-helpful-africans/#comment-86 One interesting thing about the voting problem--I'm assuming that's what you're making the comparison to--is that the disparities in electoral resource allocation to black and white communities is not only a southern thing. The <a href="http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/electoral_reform/residual_ballot.php" rel="nofollow">Harvard study</a> which I've <a href="http://minorjive.typepad.com/hungryblues/2004/08/we_who_believe_.html" rel="nofollow">written</a> about finds that, in general, throughough the US, the more Blacks in an electoral district,the more ballots that get cast but not counted. Also there's <a href="http://www.niggerati.net/node/view/167" rel="nofollow">a good piece</a> on integration and white flight over at the Niggerati Network (Earl Dunovant's new group blog, in addition to <a href="http://www.prometheus6.org/" rel="nofollow">Prometheus 6</a>). One interesting thing about the voting problem–I’m assuming that’s what you’re making the comparison to–is that the disparities in electoral resource allocation to black and white communities is not only a southern thing. The Harvard study which I’ve written about finds that, in general, throughough the US, the more Blacks in an electoral district,the more ballots that get cast but not counted.

Also there’s a good piece on integration and white flight over at the Niggerati Network (Earl Dunovant’s new group blog, in addition to Prometheus 6).

]]> By: Jeff http://hungryblues.net/2004/09/29/those-helpful-africans/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Jeff Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:22:47 +0000 http://hungryblues.net/2004/09/29/those-helpful-africans/#comment-85 Talking with old-Montgomery people revealed similar stories: how real estate on the wrong side of town became undesirable, unsellable, overnight thanks to desegregation. When we put our historic-neighborhood house up for sale, we were admonished, "don't sell to black, now..." Not "blacks", but "black". Anyone who's lived in the south awhile will recognize the phrase. My feeling was I'll sell to whoever brings the right price -- green is the color that concerns me. But rather than try to re-educate white retirees, I kept quiet. Economic discrimination.... right. Still injustice, no matter what adjective is used. Talking with old-Montgomery people revealed similar stories: how real estate on the wrong side of town became undesirable, unsellable, overnight thanks to desegregation.

When we put our historic-neighborhood house up for sale, we were admonished, “don’t sell to black, now…” Not “blacks”, but “black”. Anyone who’s lived in the south awhile will recognize the phrase.

My feeling was I’ll sell to whoever brings the right price — green is the color that concerns me. But rather than try to re-educate white retirees, I kept quiet.

Economic discrimination…. right. Still injustice, no matter what adjective is used.

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