Jazzmoose Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) I remember this coming out when I was in eighth grade, but I had no idea it was on the net. Ah, infamy... http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/...,909123,00.html Edited July 17, 2009 by Jazzmoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 So what happened with the highway? Was it really moved? Is the town run by the same corrupt a-holes or did it die out when the leader died (he'd be nearly 110 if he's still kicking)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) As far as I can recall, the 'machine' fell apart after Ralph Dawson died, but that was after I'd left already. Once the interstate was finished, Ludowici lost all of that New York-Florida snowbird traffic, and a lot of income, of course. But then, it's not like that income ever made it into the city coffers. By the way, the pastor mentioned in the article (no one ever proved one way or another whether he was actually shot at or if he staged the shots, at least while I was there) was the pastor at the Methodist church I attended. In fact, Lester Maddox came to speak at the church one night, and (believe it or not) I was in the choir. I was enjoying the buzz and excitement like everyone else until Maddox entered the church and marched up the aisle to the pew, and saw his infamous ax handle in his hand (google Maddox, if you don't know the story of the ax handle). I couldn't believe that the asswipe was bringing such a symbol of hatred into a church. Or that no one seemed to mind or thought it unusual. As for the shot at the preacher, it's not like violence was unexpected there; the local opposition paper had just been burned to the ground and put out of business. For a small town, it was an exciting time to live. Edited July 17, 2009 by Jazzmoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 And here I was mad at my home town because it's one in-town movie theater went out of business in about 1970... I guess there are worse things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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