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Old 05-10-2016, 04:12 AM
 
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But the reason it made the major news was because the protestors (non-racist) got out of control. The actual supremacist group was very small.
Were the supremacists expecting to be handed flowers and hugs?
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Old 05-10-2016, 04:36 AM
 
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Wasn't there a Klan rally at Stone Mountain just a couple of weeks ago?
That was a white pride/southern heritage rally

They had one in LA a few months ago
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...227-story.html

Dallas
http://www.inflexwetrust.com/2016/04...lly-in-dallas/

LA
http://www.micetrap.org/index.php/20...-s-california/

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Old 05-10-2016, 06:27 AM
 
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It's more common here in Georgia though.
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Old 05-10-2016, 06:34 AM
 
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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I've lived in the West coast and the Midwest for most of my life and never spent much time in the South. The company I work for has a two year project for me in Dawsonville, GA, so I'll be moving there soon with my family. They suggested some apartment complexes in Forsyth county, but after reading a bit about this area and seeing Oprah's video about racists and KKK rallies there, I'm not so sure. (http://youtu.be/WErjPmFulQ0).

Are there more accepting areas in the Atlanta metro area? I don't mind a commute every morning, if my family and I can live comfortably in a safe and accommodating area.
Probably the same racism you'd experience anywhere else.

And I've experienced far worse racism in the Midwest than I have in the South.

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Old 05-10-2016, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Atlanta
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Old 05-10-2016, 12:16 PM
 
Location: Savannah GA
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It's more common here in Georgia though.
No, it's not. They happen almost NEVER ... and hadn't happened to the degree of attracting any media attention until the unfortunate Mother Emanuel killings in Charleston reignited the Confederate flag issue last year.
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Old 05-10-2016, 04:01 PM
 
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Probably the same racism you'd experience anywhere else.

And I've experienced far worse racism in the Midwest than I have in the South.
I've never experienced any racism in the Midwest (Indiana/Illinois). Over here I've experienced some, but not too much. A lot more confederate flags fly down here though.

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Old 05-10-2016, 04:06 PM
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I've never experienced any racism in the Midwest (Indiana/Illinois). Over here I've experienced some, but not too much. A lot more confederate flags fly around here though.
Wouldn't think you would see too many in Illinois. They didn't secede.
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Old 05-10-2016, 04:07 PM
 
Location: Dothan AL
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I bet Atlant leads the pack on positive integration. We are not living in Lester Maddox days
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Old 05-10-2016, 05:03 PM
 
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I've never experienced any racism in the Midwest (Indiana/Illinois). Over here I've experienced some, but not too much. A lot more confederate flags fly down here though.
I've always heard from black Chicagoans that the Klan runs deep in Indiana.
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