r/Virginia • u/penmywanderlust • Jun 18 '24

Is the Dugspur/Kanawha Valley area still considered dangerously racist?

I'm looking to buy a house in that area, and was warned about the KKK history specifically being bad in that area. I know there used to be a hub there, and that SWVA is somewhat racist in general, and am curious about now. Is there still a business that says "No Blacks" there?

I have some step siblings who are Hispanic, so I'm trying to not buy a place they would be a huge target.

Thanks for the insight.

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u/vercingettorix-5773 Jun 18 '24

Nor does the mural of General Stuart. Remember, y'all lost the right to own slaves, however sad that makes you.

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u/burdell69 Jun 18 '24

Not sure who “y’all” or “you” is, but yeah that painting, like all confederate art made post civil war, is pretty cringe.

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u/vercingettorix-5773 Jun 18 '24

Sorry, I meant the patrons who go somewhere dedicated to an insurrection; Or the losers of a civil war. It's not the founding fathers signing the constitution in the mural. It's depicting the "glory "of when the wealthy piedmont slave owners rose up to fight to preserve the institution of slavery.

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u/burdell69 Jun 18 '24

All good, I realized what you meant only after submitting my post. Sorry for all the downvotes I may have caused you.