1980s: Walmarts in Alabama required to hire 50% black employees if they wanted built. Won’t be in the news anywhere but Walmart was big enough, the small Alabama towns couldn’t say no.
What’s even worst is Walmart are now leaving these small towns because it’s not profitable enough. It opens the town to get their mom and pop stores back but until they get the logistics setup, these towns are left without a pharmacy or grocery store.
I don't know how different Alabama is from Louisiana, but if its similar then they wouldn't have even needed a mandate to accomplish that. Every low income job in almost every town was covered by the local negros because its all they could get hired at, and (unlike the rest of America) there were a lot of blacks to easily cover that.
I still remember the first time I left the Swamps and went to a McDonalds and was greeted by someone with a smile who was actually helpful. I didn't think that was possible, and it genuinely changed my understanding of the world.
1980s: Walmarts in Alabama required to hire 50% black employees if they wanted built. Won’t be in the news anywhere but Walmart was big enough, the small Alabama towns couldn’t say no.
Goodbye peaceful sundown town. Walmart brought mandatory diversity and closed down the local hardware store.
What’s even worst is Walmart are now leaving these small towns because it’s not profitable enough. It opens the town to get their mom and pop stores back but until they get the logistics setup, these towns are left without a pharmacy or grocery store.
Realistically most of those towns are only going to get a Dollar General/Family Dollar equivalent if they don't already have one.
I don't know how different Alabama is from Louisiana, but if its similar then they wouldn't have even needed a mandate to accomplish that. Every low income job in almost every town was covered by the local negros because its all they could get hired at, and (unlike the rest of America) there were a lot of blacks to easily cover that.
I still remember the first time I left the Swamps and went to a McDonalds and was greeted by someone with a smile who was actually helpful. I didn't think that was possible, and it genuinely changed my understanding of the world.