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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was shocked by how many Trump signs and how much Confederate paraphernalia we saw on the Eastern shore. As common as in DH’s rural Louisiana home town. [/quote]

I live off of Route 8. I see plenty of Trump stuff (probably related to Cox) but I’ve never seen any confederate anything, anywhere, ever. It’s not a confederate state. Never seen the flag on anything. Nice try though. [/quote]

Yeah, never mind the Confederate Monument in St. Mary's.

But go off :)[/quote]

That is southern MD not eastern MD.[/quote]
The geographically illiterate are still arguing about it. Meantime, the eastern shore continues to be a pleasant And bewildering place to a lot of people.[b] Large, historic Black population[/b] (UMES is an HBCU). New and growing Latino population for agricultural work. Some very affluent communities, some very poor ones and everything in-between. Biggest problem is the quality of schools, which makes it a good place to retire (can drive to JHU in Baltimore for serious medical care w/in 2 hours) but not so great for raising a family. [/quote]

These are the descendants of people who were enslaved in the area. The "historic" areas are run down. Contrast with the Lloyd plantation, which is still owned by descendants of enslavers. I think it's eleventh generation living there.[/quote]

Thanks for making this point. “Large, historic Black population “ is an interesting euphemism. Thanks for adding in the actual history that “historic” leaves out.  
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Something is wrong with you. Certainly a number of current Black folk in the eastern shore are directly tied to place and descended from slaves of the former plantations. There were also a number of free Blacks on the eastern shore at the time of slavery and I recommend visiting the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park. The maritime museum in St Michales also does a good job of showing the Black tradition in the eastern shore closely tied to the bay and the oyster trade.  There are also Black folk on the eastern shore who have moved there more recently. There is a thing called an automobile you know.[/quote]

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