I am sorry that this is OT but I have literally just finished reading this book and all the way through I kept thinking of Stephen's writing about Black history and South Carolina -
This is an academic rather than popular history account of maroons in the United States, from colonial times and post-independence. It focuses especially on the Carolinas, but also on Louisiana. It's very detailed about how maroons lived and how they managed to evade capture, and how slaves helped them with food and clothes and shelter when they could.
Thank you for the insight. DC and the residents of the District are a treasure and an asset to our country. I have often wished that my city could be as vibrant as Washington. We see the racist wink-and-nod when Repubs try to run down Washington. Their code words need no translation.
I lived in DC as a Kennedy Center intern in college; I used to walk down from Glover Gardens through Georgetown to work and back every day. My bosses used to fret that something was going to happen to me (in Georgetown LMAO) but the only thing that happened was I spent too much money on clothes, and felt better about my decision to forego Georgetown for Dartmouth because the town was such an expensive temptation.
Beautiful city, lovely people, yes even with all the intense political nerds.
The way conservatives fearmonger about cities while living and working in them for years at a time unmolested is just nauseating. Looking at you, Fox News.
I lived in Howard County, MD for years making both DC and Baltimore my playground. Like literally every neighborhood in the world, no matter how big or small, there might be a house or a street or a block that one might want to avoid. But even there you’ll find more people looking out for each other than trying to hurt each other.
I live in Philly and work in Baltimore and I can see the same sorts of differences you see in New York. Philly has no majority racial group and Baltimore is 60% black, but when you ride the bus around you rarely see areas where you see an even mix, just one or the other. Of course we know what Trump thinks of both of those cities.
Glad you have fun! I live in Adams Morgan and I love it.
And yes, we all resent the hell out of the GOP for meddling in our affairs. In an alternate universe, President Clinton and her congressional majority passed D.C. Statehood and we have our own nice little Douglass Commonwealth.
I’ve been to NY and DC several times and have never felt unsafe. I grew up in Los Angeles and have lived in several major cities in the US I’ve never been robbed, stabbed or threatened. The GOP who visit these cities have a cohort of security. How many times have they been physically assaulted? The only thing that happens is they get booed and yelled at. Richly deserved.
The first photo at the top is indicative of the metastasis of gentrification invading our cities. Boxy ‘luxury’ condo and apartment buildings with CVS, Target, and Trader Joe’s stores on every corner. And utterly soulless. That development could be in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, or Los Angeles (where I live, and near ten of them within half a mile).
I love DC. It is such a great city and I had a wonderful time every time I visited. Also everyone was friendly whenever I visited. The MLK memorial was great too, really takes your breath away in person.
Well, this is definitely President Klan Robe playin' the old hits, because his racist, unreconstructed supporters love this. Even though all these assholes love holding their conventions in these big cities. Else they would hold their conventions in places like Sioux Falls or even Omaha (maybe Omaha might have a few too many Black folk for their tastes)
You couldn't really animate their party otherwise without the hypocrisy though, could you? I just wish one of their host cities would just wreck their convention plans with contract cancellations or something but meeeh contract law.
I am sorry that this is OT but I have literally just finished reading this book and all the way through I kept thinking of Stephen's writing about Black history and South Carolina -
https://www.amazon.com/Slaverys-Exiles-Story-American-Maroons/dp/081472437X
This is an academic rather than popular history account of maroons in the United States, from colonial times and post-independence. It focuses especially on the Carolinas, but also on Louisiana. It's very detailed about how maroons lived and how they managed to evade capture, and how slaves helped them with food and clothes and shelter when they could.
Thanks!
Well there's so much public space in DC, as well, so in addition to Black people there's public space they just can't stand it!
The public spaces are really my sum total experience there, and they're wonderful.
Thank you for the insight. DC and the residents of the District are a treasure and an asset to our country. I have often wished that my city could be as vibrant as Washington. We see the racist wink-and-nod when Repubs try to run down Washington. Their code words need no translation.
I lived in DC as a Kennedy Center intern in college; I used to walk down from Glover Gardens through Georgetown to work and back every day. My bosses used to fret that something was going to happen to me (in Georgetown LMAO) but the only thing that happened was I spent too much money on clothes, and felt better about my decision to forego Georgetown for Dartmouth because the town was such an expensive temptation.
Beautiful city, lovely people, yes even with all the intense political nerds.
The way conservatives fearmonger about cities while living and working in them for years at a time unmolested is just nauseating. Looking at you, Fox News.
I lived in Howard County, MD for years making both DC and Baltimore my playground. Like literally every neighborhood in the world, no matter how big or small, there might be a house or a street or a block that one might want to avoid. But even there you’ll find more people looking out for each other than trying to hurt each other.
I live in Philly and work in Baltimore and I can see the same sorts of differences you see in New York. Philly has no majority racial group and Baltimore is 60% black, but when you ride the bus around you rarely see areas where you see an even mix, just one or the other. Of course we know what Trump thinks of both of those cities.
Can I just put this on repeat? I hate him and his racist cronies.
Glad you have fun! I live in Adams Morgan and I love it.
And yes, we all resent the hell out of the GOP for meddling in our affairs. In an alternate universe, President Clinton and her congressional majority passed D.C. Statehood and we have our own nice little Douglass Commonwealth.
Hey, Tom Servo! And thanks.
I’ve been to NY and DC several times and have never felt unsafe. I grew up in Los Angeles and have lived in several major cities in the US I’ve never been robbed, stabbed or threatened. The GOP who visit these cities have a cohort of security. How many times have they been physically assaulted? The only thing that happens is they get booed and yelled at. Richly deserved.
The first photo at the top is indicative of the metastasis of gentrification invading our cities. Boxy ‘luxury’ condo and apartment buildings with CVS, Target, and Trader Joe’s stores on every corner. And utterly soulless. That development could be in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, or Los Angeles (where I live, and near ten of them within half a mile).
It's not like he has a lot to lose by bashing DC. He only got 4 percent of the vote in 2016 and a whopping 6 percent in 2020.
I love DC. It is such a great city and I had a wonderful time every time I visited. Also everyone was friendly whenever I visited. The MLK memorial was great too, really takes your breath away in person.
Well, this is definitely President Klan Robe playin' the old hits, because his racist, unreconstructed supporters love this. Even though all these assholes love holding their conventions in these big cities. Else they would hold their conventions in places like Sioux Falls or even Omaha (maybe Omaha might have a few too many Black folk for their tastes)
You couldn't really animate their party otherwise without the hypocrisy though, could you? I just wish one of their host cities would just wreck their convention plans with contract cancellations or something but meeeh contract law.
I love the place, but I’ve never seen such traffic.
Fear works for Republicans (remember the bogus "orange alert" at airports?) and fear of Black people works even better for them.
It’s their brand