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SOULRUSH!
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Each Friday, in our 'Different Tactics, Same Results' thread, we take a look at the plethora of ways in which our hood, much like Gaza, has also been threatened or erased.
Today: Georgetown, which saw a decline in its predominately black population following the imposition of the Old Georgetown Act of 1950 , systemic racism, and gentrification (See: 'Black Georgetown Remembered,' by Lesko, Babb, and Gibbs), (Georgetown University Press) ( 1991 )
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note: At 39:49 minutes, the following documentary is much longer than what we typically post on Fridays, but it is a very compelling and thorough look back at black Georgetown, and, consequently, well worth your time to watch.
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note: At 39:49 minutes, the following documentary is much longer than what we typically post on Fridays, but it is a very compelling and thorough look back at black Georgetown, and, consequently, well worth your time to watch.