This is the first time we have been to Atlanta, Georgia. Here are some of our observations:

• Atlanta looks like a modern city with few historic buildings. Of course, this is in part because of Sherman’s march to the sea during the Civil War, when many buildings in Atlanta were burnt to the ground, although it is a myth that Sherman burned the whole city. Lack of historical preservation laws and aggressive urban renewal razed the rest.

• Atlanta is a majority minority city with Black or African American making up 48% of the population in 2021, Whites 39, Asian 5%, Latino 2%.

• There are a lot of hot tricked out cars here, that you don’t see in Northern cities we visited. We also learned what a slingshot motorcycle is.

• Good food can be had in Atlanta. Last night we dined at Mary Mac’s Tea Room, a famous soul food restaurant established in 1945. The walls are lined with pictures of celebrities who have dined there from James Brown to Jimmy Carter to Joe Biden. The best fried chicken, collard greens and peach cobbler I have ever had.