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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The majority of white professionals, yes. No question. This gave us Fairfax county and Chevy chase, md. But there has always been a contingent of white, very highly educated professionals (some high income, others in non-profits/journalism) who've lived in certain District zip codes. My parents and all of their peers up here along Connecticut Ave since the FIFTIES

The common trait among all these white long-timers? As several PPs have already said, it's deep liberalism. The nervous uncomfortable -- of the identical income and education attainment -- were more likely to flee to Bethesda or fairfax.[/quote]

This, exactly.  Though patience wore out eventually, in the earlier days there were Barry fundraisers on my nearly-all white street.  Even when the frustration set in, my parents had a nuanced view of him and recognized what he'd done for people.  But my parents were the type who stayed in DC and didn't flee to Bethesda.  No joke, when the red line came to my neighborhood, our across-the-street neighbors saw a black person walk down our street and put their house on the market.  Good riddance.[/quote]

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