How do things seem tenser in Memphis? I really can’t tell much of a difference.
There are little things. I live in an apartment complex where the number of Hispanics and Blacks was about even two weeks ago. As of yesterday, none of the Hispanics can to be seen. They spent the last two weeks hurriedly packing, with furtive answers (usually friendly people) about what was up. I could feel the fear.
There has been a lot of “Justice for Trayvon” talk on local Twitter and Facebook accounts I can see as friends of friends. It feels different to me because Memphis usually is the last place to go up in flames in recent years.
I hope I am simply being paranoid.
Me either...work in east Memphis...live in OB across the line....Work with 95% AA...I think I am the only one even following the trial.