MonaSherry t1_j8e4w7d wrote on February 13, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Reply to TIL of Africa, Ohio, USA, the only town in the world named after the Underground Railroad, the series of networks to help slaves escape Southern US slave states. The name is derived from a mocking comment from a pro-slavery neighbor referring to the the community of escaped slaves there as Africa. by vrphotosguy55

Meanwhile there are a whole slew of towns, rivers, and mountain peaks with horrendously racist names. https://www.axios.com/2021/06/06/hundreds-places-offensive-racist-names-us

MonaSherry t1_iu1c8cj wrote on October 27, 2022 at 8:38 PM

Reply to If you ever loved Enders Game, or science fiction in general, check out some of Card's other series. by donjohndijon

Put Songmaster on your list!

MonaSherry t1_iu1butv wrote on October 27, 2022 at 8:36 PM

Reply to comment by capnjon in If you ever loved Enders Game, or science fiction in general, check out some of Card's other series. by donjohndijon

Me too. It was really good. This one in particular makes me scratch my head about how Card can hold the hateful politics he has and still write such morally nuanced novels.