Analysis: When a White-majority neighborhood wants to divorce its Black city

The combustible, decades-long debate over a wealthy majority-white suburb in Atlanta shines a light on a broader racial reality in the US. | Analysis by BrandonTensley

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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.

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