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dixiegrrrrl

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2. That county is part of the Black Belt, between Selma and Montgomery.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 12:34 AM

Sep 2017

lots of rural poverty in those Black Belt counties, and Ala. Government ain't breaking speed records to do anything about it.

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Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why? [View all] BeyondGeography Sep 2017 OP

Hookworm was certainly around when I was in high school marybourg Sep 2017 #1

That county is part of the Black Belt, between Selma and Montgomery. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #2

k and r JonLP24 Sep 2017 #3

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #4

Why? Look at the assholes that get put into office. Warpy Sep 2017 #5

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