A town that has made the news
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6/7/2013
The town of Rochelle, Georgia, is one of the few remaining places in America where a 鈥渨hites-only鈥 private prom is still a reality.
But the offensive gestures don鈥檛 stop there. In a city where white and African-American residents live in separate communities divided by a railroad track, raw sewage is routinely discharged in the streets and yards of the African-American community鈥攂ut not the white community.
This is not only deeply wrong, it violates the Clean Water Act.
During heavy rains, Rochelle鈥檚 outdated sewer system becomes overburdened and raw sewage can flow up through residents鈥 showers and bathtub drains. These overflows have been happening for decades on the African-American side of town, but not on the white side, where the city has maintained and improved the sewer system.
The town鈥檚 solution is to force its African-American residents to divert raw sewage out of their homes and into their yards and streets鈥here it poses a public health threat, emits a foul odor and pollutes local waters once used for fishing and recreation.
Residents must then shovel and bury the fecal matter and toilet paper left in their yards.
A town divided and one must ask......where is the mayor?
Holly | Rochelle, GA