From USA TODAY: Big Changes in Georgia Two of the counties that became majority minority for the first time last year—and by far the largest—were in Georgia. Henry County is an Atlanta suburb with a growing African-American community, and coastal Chatham County encompasses Savannah, where Hispanic growth is driving the change. In Henry County, many of the new black residents are coming back to Georgia after living elsewhere. County commissioner Bruce B. Holmes, who had family roots in Georgia, was living in Minnesota when he visited Atlanta for a convention more than 10 years ago. It was 50 (degrees) below zero in Minneapolis with the wind chill, and here it was 80 degrees in December, Holmes said. I made my decision to move back down South that day. The neighborhood I moved into was a brand new neighborhood where I found most of my neighbors had come from places out west like Los Angeles, or New York or D.C. and all of them happen to be minorities.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:30:41 +0000
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