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my404 OP t1_jcq79mm wrote

Reply to comment by ReddiePenguin in PA Representative Burns gloats as 220 residents lose their homes by my404

Wow! That makes so much sense. Johnstown has a very dark history of racism, which unfortunately still continues today. I was contacted by an older Johnstown native many months ago who felt very strongly that the current situation mirrored its history of banishing the black community in the past.

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ReddiePenguin t1_jcqip83 wrote

I just can’t help but think after reading that, did they care to really do maintenance in the “black area”? Even if they had their own folks, did they refuse to sell them adequate supplies? It seems like it could have been a terrible mess.

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