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dalhectar t1_ixht900 wrote

People forget the history of the streetcar in Richmond and how it folded in 1904 after anti-segregation protests.

It was a early flashpoint in the Jim Crowization of the state.

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goodsam2 t1_ixk28i6 wrote

Yeah I think it's underrated that white flight happened because racists didn't want to live next to another race...

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