tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071944032686931279.post7165273949776629293..comments2024-03-08T10:01:08.915-05:00Comments on Social Shutter: Atlanta's Warped Civil Right Legacy: The Sad Story of Paschal's RestaurantSocial Shutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900927770032604509noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071944032686931279.post-49706598075299797202020-08-16T22:36:23.976-04:002020-08-16T22:36:23.976-04:00I believe Atlanta's political, social, and rel...I believe Atlanta's political, social, and religious leadership are self-conscious about a legacy and heritage that is a manifestation of blindness to the "tattered" reality that was trashed a long time ago. Yes, I can criticize, given I am a graduate of CAU, and my grandparents lived on Jeptha St (30 years ago) across from Paschal's parking lot. What used to be a source of pride slowly became a source of embarrassment. On a larger scale, this is a reflection of failures of businesses and communities that benefited from segregation, and lost ground to forces of integration.<br />Sad to see no progress after all these years. CAU has its own struggles, and the neighborhood struggles with every negative imaginable. In a city with significant resources, must salvation require handouts? Seems a lack of imagination and will keep this embarrassment treading water. I am part of the problem too. I left Atlanta decades ago, and returned recently as part of the new Great Migration, but I chose the grassy suburbs for safety and to protect my investment. <br />No need for a monumental rundown abandoned keepsake. The Paschal heritage is clearly reflected up the street on Northside. J D Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510725251264390411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071944032686931279.post-29232694035866824922017-02-20T16:21:23.740-05:002017-02-20T16:21:23.740-05:00I was struck by your words here: "There are r...I was struck by your words here: "There are reports of rampant drug and alcohol abuse. In the midst of this, students attend the nearby John F. Kennedy elementary school, which, by comparison, has been reasonably well maintained, perhaps because of its link to a white man. The message is subtle, but clear."<br /><br />I live in English Avenue, a couple blocks from Kennedy & we shop at the WalMart regularly (closest grocery store). I don't see how John F. Kennedy being white has anything to do with Paschal's not being maintained. The vast majority of the staffs of both Atlanta Public Schools & Clark Atlanta are African American. I assure you, Kennedy, before it was Hollis, before the Stadium, got very little help from anyone. I've been there, I've tutored there, the school really struggled. They have a natatorium that's been closed and unused for years (even though the single thing our neighborhood kids always ask is to go to a pool).<br /><br />Both of these buildings have their struggles. And certainly Paschal's should have been maintained better. But I think that saying that Paschal's is in ruin because Kennedy Middle School is named after a white man is definitely a stretch, an odd, misleading and unfair comparison.<br /><br />Why can't the school have been well maintained because it's run by a government funded organization? Why can't Paschal's be in disrepair because of mismanagement or lack of funds or lack of economic viability? Why isn't it Clark Atlanta's fault? Why does it have to be the general fault of white people sending a subtle yet clear message? I think very few of those white people even knew that Kennedy Middle School existed. So, I find the "white man" argument very hard to believe.<br /><br />You might know that there are lots of abandoned and vacant properties owned by AUC schools. If you drive through, you see. It's pretty sad. Could it be that Paschal's is like those? Maybe Clark lacks the funds to maintain all they have - or with down economy, they had a setback? Perhaps fewer students are wanting to attend a racially segregated university, so revenue is down?<br /><br />I don't think it has much to do with the name of the middle school up the street, but if you have more thoughts or arguments to support your assertion, I'm absolutely open to correction and education.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819119629328280894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071944032686931279.post-38675906795724402522013-10-20T15:31:21.291-04:002013-10-20T15:31:21.291-04:00Wow, I have been thinking all the same things. So ...Wow, I have been thinking all the same things. So sad and really poingnant today as I noticed the death of Mark Mulkey. I was wondering if he ever contemplated doing anything with this before his death. So now what??? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13194150334066434737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071944032686931279.post-694414312474012852013-07-10T06:01:24.025-04:002013-07-10T06:01:24.025-04:00I loved reading this piece! Well written! :)
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