I like Baldwin's statement about Dostoyevsky writing about a small town in order to describe Russia and you writing about a few square blocks in Charlotte to describe how white supremacy destroyed a thriving black community and in doing so you opened a window on the entire city of Charlotte. What you've written, then, requires soul searching by those who live here. I am one of those soul-searching residents. Dick Hester
I like Baldwin's statement about Dostoyevsky writing about a small town in order to describe Russia and you writing about a few square blocks in Charlotte to describe how white supremacy destroyed a thriving black community and in doing so you opened a window on the entire city of Charlotte. What you've written, then, requires soul searching by those who live here. I am one of those soul-searching residents. Dick Hester