Affluent Atlanta Neighborhood Self-Segregates

The affluent Atlanta neighborhood of Buckhead wants separation from Atlanta. Spikes in crime across the city are contributing to the fear, but racial division plays a part. Buckhead is a majority-White neighborhood, while Atlanta has a Black majority. Should Buckhead gain its cityhood, it would drain revenue from a critical tax base and deepen the residential caste because residents often support policies like exclusionary zoning and neighborhood school boundaries.  These practices lock others out of community advantages.