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| According the NY Times: "This 1812 cartoon in The Boston Gazette skewered twisting legislative districts in Massachusetts and helped give rise to the term 'gerrymandering.'" |
Some years ago Main Street was declared dead, but those doomsayers need to visit New Jersey. From north to south, in all the 21 counties, Main Street is flourishing. I've visited Main Streets in 178 cities, in 14 countries, and counting. What I learned is that WE and Main Street are intertwined and interdependent. Our lives are linked in an infinite number of ways.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Where did the term "gerrymander" come from?
A Very Helpful Article in today's NY Times explained the history of the term "gerrymander." I'd grown up with the word because the schools in my hometown were gerrymandered, and my parents led the fight to undo that policy of segregation. But when and where did the term arise? Article author Carl Hulse explained that the term referred to Boston voting districts which in 1832 were drawn in bizarre shapes that gave advantage to one political party. Governor Gerry signed this into law. A newspaper published a cartoon saying the shape was reminiscent of salamander, indeed, a "Gerry-mander." You learn something every day! And what a cartoon!
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