Analysis: When a White-majority neighborhood wants to divorce its Black city
Buckhead wants to cut out of the Black Mecca.
According to a September analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, about 54% of the residents surveyed "strongly or somewhat support" seceding from Georgia's capital, ostensibly spurred by fears of recent spikes in crime across the city.
Racial demographics complicate the data. Well-to-do Buckhead is a majority-White neighborhood; Atlanta, majority Black. Some observers worry that cityhood for Buckhead could be devastating, removing access to revenue from a critical tax base and even deepening racial tensions.
The combustible, decades-long debate over Buckhead shines a light on a broader racial reality in the US.
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Fact of the matter is most white people couldn't afford to live in that neighborhood. Average household income is 280k a year.