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intheflow

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3. Interesting, but misleading that she mentions Enfield, MA.

Reply to brush (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 11:30 AM

Oct 2021

Yes, it was flooded in the 1930s. However, it was only one of six towns that were flooded - and not to build a park, but to build a drinking water reservoir for Boston (Quabbin). Today the area is used for recreation, but its primary purpose was not to build a recreation area. I (a librarian) also can't find any credible information about Enfield, or any of the towns, being Black. This isn't to say there weren't Black folks living in the area that were displaced, but to claim that displacing Enfield & building Quabbin was done due to racism is misleading.

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This is NOT teaching Critical Race Theory. [View all] brush Oct 2021 OP

Forsyth County in GA has historically been a very racist area. brer cat Oct 2021 #1

Where white homes and businesses were involved, rarely, they were compensated... brush Oct 2021 #2

Interesting, but misleading that she mentions Enfield, MA. intheflow Oct 2021 #3

You're talking about one incident? What about the others where there's no question? brush Oct 2021 #4

I never said the one instance in Mass negated the overall historical accuracy of the clip, intheflow Oct 2021 #5