by Chandra Thomas Whitfield
In 1971, Ebony magazine declared Atlanta, Georgia,
the "Black Mecca of the South." In the ensuing decades, the city fully
embraced the designation, becoming a bastion of black success in
politics and business.
But that could change,
some have said, pending the results of Tuesday's mayoral election — a
contentious runoff race that could end more than four decades of black
mayoralleadership. Other political observers say the racial tensions
animating the contest have exposed the fact that some lower class blacks
feel like opportunities are out of reach.
Maurice
J. Hobson, assistant professor of African-American studies at Georgia
State University, said that despite the city's black mayors, many black
Atlantans feel their needs in the community aren't being met.
“Voting always takes a second knee to political power in the city,” he told NBC News.
“What we’ve had is puppet governments. The white elite will put a black
face out there, but they’re really controlling the policies."
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Source: NBC News
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