On 12/02/2016 11:38 AM, Winston_Smith wrote:
> It refers back to the good old days of turning dogs and water hoses on
> blacks. Bull Connor, Lester Maddox, and George Wallace were not named.
> No mention they were Democrats.
Lester Maddox had a shop in Underground Atlanta where he sold ax handles
and autographed photos. I got a photo for some liberal McCarthy
supporters I knew in Boston.
http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/lestermaddox.htm
In the early '70s, Underground Atlanta was sort of a fun place if you
like touristy sort of stuff. By the late '70s it was a no fly zone
unless you brought your dogs and fire hoses. Construction of a nearby
MARTA (Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta) station didn't help and
it was closed down by 1980. I asked a desk clerk at the hotel for
directions and he recommended I skip it. No more Lester, just TyRoan and
LeeRoi.
I guess Young tried to rejuvenate it and it's still staggering along.