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In Atlanta, protests have come to the suburbsLocated just north of Atlanta, Dunwoody is a town of swim teams and summer camps, carpools and cul-de-sacs. Trees are everywhere here, and so are minivans.
Dunwoody is a comfortable little community far removed from the ongoing protests in Atlanta which is why it was beyond surprising to see the citys major thoroughfare lined with well over 500 Black Lives Matter protesters on Tuesday afternoon. For a community whose civic centerpiece is a shopping mall, that qualifies as a serious statement....
Dunwoody is a primarily white, upscale community; at the most recent census, its population was 70 percent white, with a median family income of over $100,000. The area voted for President Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by more than a 10 percent margin in 2016. So the fact that a large protest took place here, much less went off with virtually no backlash, speaks volumes about the strength of the movement now enveloping America....
https://news.yahoo.com/in-atlanta-protests-have-come-to-the-suburbs-030329213.html
Based on the demographic and voting information in this article, the area doesn't appear to have changed much since I lived in a neighboring community. This absolutely blows my mind. And gladdens my heart.
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)RT Atlanta
(2,517 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,647 posts)Nice to see how the area has changed over the years.
honest.abe
(8,556 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,647 posts)That was a very red area when I lived there. Granted, decades ago.
honest.abe
(8,556 posts)Thank goodness! I may have to move there if my wife gets relocated.
mfcorey1
(10,997 posts)aggiesal
(8,864 posts)based on numbers from this article
Precinct, Total Votes, Pendejo45, Hillary, Johnson
DUNWOODY, 2468, 722, 1069, 86
DUNWOODY HIGH, 1772, 766, 662, 68
DUNWOODY LIBRARY, 2234, 1039, 779, 82
Totals for 3 Dunwoody Precincts, 6474, 2527, 2510, 236
Based on these numbers Hillary lost by 17 votes.
Unless you base your statement on only Dunwoody pricinct.
Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)... appears they dispersed around midnight. Bright young men interviewed for tv and dispelling the thug b.s. Cops blocked off streets for them and basically stood back. But we, for the most part, have a good police force. The city has been smart about selecting the chief.
I hear more gunshots on a normal Friday night. Lol
Dios Mio
(429 posts)this doesnt fit any thread but: Fuck off Drew Breeze. Nobody asked you.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,647 posts)marmar
(76,985 posts).... 93 percent white, upper middle class suburb of Detroit. Hundreds of protesters yesterday.