During that period, as Grady-Willis explains, intraracial inequality in Atlanta has only deepened, with the city’s wealthy black suburbs expanding steadily over the past three decades (thanks in part to many northern black professionals relocating to the city to take advantage of the economic opportunities available). The poor, however, have become ever more marginalized in the city’s political affairs (a trend that worsened sharply during Young’s mayoralty).
During period of black mayorship beginning with Maynard Jackson
