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Honestly, it might have been a game changer for me. Also, being a geography aficionado and reading books about cities and places all over the globe kind of made me look at where I lived as not a fun place. I'm looking at other places and thinking "what's with Georgia"? Having lived in other places can do that too. Meeting people from other places can do that too. In recent years, I've softened up on Atlanta. However, I believe that without Atlanta city, I would probably have no reason to live in Georgia.
I also considered leaving because I was unemployed for a time. I have work, so I am here to stay.
That's quite interesting. I could understand had you said Savannah.
But suffice to say, Atlanta is the only big draw in Georgia and the stats bear that out. Savannah does well for itself but it doesn't come close to attracting the amount of people Atlanta does. Personally speaking, if given a choice, I couldn't see myself living anywhere else in Georgia except metro Atlanta.
That's quite interesting. I could understand had you said Savannah.
If I were more familiar with Savannah, I get the feeling I would prefer it over both places, but I simply don't know it well enough.
To be clear, I'm not suggesting that Atlanta and Augusta are equals, but the latter had more soul and character that made up for its lack of diversity and amenities. It is, after all, the much older city. Even natural attributes like the Savannah River and Phinizy Swamp had a haunting mystique to them.
This is besides the topic, though, since Atlanta is obviously the only of the two that could call itself a mecca.
I found this interesting when I Google searched the question:
It is interesting how the definition of "Black Mecca" specifically only states African Americans and not other Black people from Africa, Latin America, or elsewhere.
I also learned that Harlem was the first place in the country to dub itself "the Black Mecca" and this was early in the 20th century during the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s before any other city claimed to be a Black Mecca. I also learned that the word "Mecca" was used because it did have religious affiliation in regards to Harlem's place as a cultural center for Black Muslims.
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