[SamAdams76]

I first heard of Buckhead by reading the Tom Wolfe novel "A Man In Full."

Highly recommended by the way.

[hoe_cake]

“A Man In Full”.

Yes, gave you a great insight into the common rules of old money blue blood Buckhead elites.

And if my memory serves me correct, Tom Wolfe was never invited back.

Consequences for breaking code.

[Yolanda]

Back in the day Freaknik was a thing. People who look a lot like Barack Obama blocked major streets in Buckhead causing traffic jams and blocking residents from going anywhere in the city. Men wearing jeans with large combs in their pockets, boomboxes blaring, men and women dancing on cars and other celebratory behavior prevailed.
Ambulances could not take patients to Grady, residents of the city and surrounding areas could not attend long planned weddings, or visit friends. They were trapped, kinda like Covid shutdowns.
After a few years the politicians banned Freaknik.

[Albion Wilde]

I first heard of Buckhead by reading the Tom Wolfe novel "A Man In Full." Highly recommended by the way.

Everything he wrote was so on point. The above scenario was also very much foreseen in Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities, (1990) with its Sharpton-like character raising a riot against a Wall Street manager who took a wrong turn into the hood one night.