Black Mecca Down
Black Mecca Down by Paul Kersey is a thought-provoking exploration of the decline of Atlanta, Georgia, originally published in 2012 and now presented in a newly-edited edition by Antelope Hill Publishing, set for release on November 30, 2023. This 356-page book compiles forty-five articles that delve into the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement and its impact on the city, challenging the notion of immunity from criticism within the Black community and questioning the implications of Black governance.
In this anthology, Kersey examines the transformation of Atlanta from a symbol of progress to what he describes as a dystopia marked by corruption and crime. The narrative begins with the tenure of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first Black mayor, and draws parallels to the decline seen in other American cities. Readers will find a critical analysis of race and ethnic relations in the context of 20th-century American history, as Kersey argues that the city’s institutions have deteriorated amidst rising claims of racism. This edition aims to preserve Kersey’s controversial insights and provide a comprehensive look at the social dynamics that have shaped modern Atlanta.
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Are Blacks in America immune from criticism? Are they never responsible for their own failures? And most importantly, is Black rule the end for an American city? Paul Kersey answers these questions with an emphatic “yes” in this controversial account of the fall of Atlanta, through forty-five articles on the topic, originally posted to his SBPDL Blog at The Unz Review between 2011 and 2012.
Black Mecca Down shows the tragic aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement in the decline of a once great city. Atlanta, GA, once dubbed “The City Too Busy To Hate,” was supposed to be the model city for the New South, a thriving metropolis that would show the old Confederacy had moved beyond race and joined the global economy. Instead, Kersey argues, Atlanta became a Black dystopia dominated by corruption, incompetence, and crime. Starting with Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first Black mayor, the greatest city in the South followed the pattern of Detroit, with basic institutions collapsing even as the cries of “racism” increased.
Paul Kersey’s uproarious anthology, Black Mecca Down: The Fall of the City Too Busy to Hate, was originally published in 2012, has since fallen out of print, and is now being resurrected and preserved by Antelope Hill Publishing in a newly-edited and thoroughly cited edition.
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