Classism: then and now.

As a history major I think about history tons, so it's natural that I would relate what I learn to history. When I was thinking about the different neighborhoods where different classes live, I thought first about where I grew up and second about the beginning of Virginia. Kinda strange, but that's just how I think.

As I have previously mentioned, I grew up in a middle class neighborhood across from a higher class neighborhood. The higher class neighborhood was around a lake. Next, was the lower class neighborhood; a bit further past our high school. So, I thought about VA. Tobacco was the cash crop in VA and what did you need to transport it? Ships, which need water. Who lived around water? The upper class. Who lived further past them; the middle class and lower class.

Question: What's really changed?