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Kids at Whitman are using the N word, that is what the thread is about. So yes, we are talking about black kids not wealthy Western African kids.

In the Whitman district most the black kids who have ancestors that were slaves are kept in a few neighborhoods. They are still segregated from wealthy people. I think it is called Tobytown. They are all over The "W" districts, neighborhoods that were given to slaves after they were freed.  In Churchill, it is called Scottland.

So yes, Whitman has an issue with the way black kids are treated at school. The parents are clueless and the black parents with money send their kids to private schools like Landon. [/quote]

Please read up on Tobytown. Also on Scotland. Nobody [i]gave[/i] those families any land; they bought it. Also please read up on African American history in Montgomery County in general. There's a lot of it. Here's a link to an interactive map of county-Designated African American historic sites and districts: http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2016/02/23/montgomery-planning-department-launches-map-of-county-designated-african-american-historic-sites-and-districts-to-honor-black-history/

(Tobytown is zoned for Wootton.)[/quote]

a good article on Tobytown - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/in-a-wealthy-md-suburb-some-residents-have-waited-more-than-30-years-for-a-ride/2016/04/30/5ecfb218-00f6-11e6-9203-7b8670959b88_story.html?utm_term=.bbebd9112ff1
In a wealthy Md. suburb, some residents have waited more than 30 years for a ride

fact is kids know who's from Scotland and who's from Tobytown . . . It's not a secret.

And many parents with money - b/c money doesn't discriminate - will send their kids to private.

So yes, those schools are segregated for the most part.  In this case, it's a combination of race and income. 
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