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Who Engineered Racism in Muncie?

January 19, 2021

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Structural Racism was Intentional Design by the Ball Family By: Todd Smekens I was fortunate to meet with Gary Younge,…

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In the 1930s, a sociological study called the “Middletown Studies” dubbed Muncie, Indiana the “microcosm of the USA.”

Many writers have traveled here to gain perspective about the USA’s ongoing “democracy” project – a decaying automotive hub turned UniverCity.

An oligarchic-controlled community where the aging class structure is easily identified as are the systemic racial boundaries.

The community struggles to create a new identity in a post-capitalist America.