“Isn't it...dicey? people our parents' age would say, grimacing, when we told them where we lived, and it took all my willpower not to say, Do you mean black, or just poor? Because it was both.” RacePovertyRacismAfrican AmericansBlacksNeighborhoodsBad Neighborhoods Book:Florida Source: Florida
“It's the freaking American way--you start out in a dangerous craphole and work hard so you can someday move up to a somewhat less dangerous craphole. And finally maybe you get a mansion.” WorkHard WorkHoodGhettoMansionsNeighborhoodsAmerican WayBad Neighborhoods Book:Pastoralia Source: Pastoralia