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Article: Tomorrow is still another day. (Atlanta, Georgia politics) (American Survey)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- May 6, 1989
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Atlanta
Tomorrow is still another day
IN CHICAGO last month a vicious mayoral contest between a white and a black had only one issue--race--and each man won more than 92% of votes from people of his own colour. In coming elections in New York and other cities, many if not most voters will choose their candidate on skin colour.
Not in Atlanta. Its election for mayor in October will feature a tough fight between two strong black candidates trying to succeed Mayor Andrew Young, another black. The 33% of Atlantans who are white will happily vote for one of the two blacks. Indeed, they may provide the winner's margin of victory, which is why they ...