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The Plan (Washington, D.C.)
In Washington, D.C., The Plan is a conspiracy theory regarding governance of the city. Theorists insist that whites (Caucasians) have had a plan to "take back" the city since the beginning of home rule in the 1970s, when the city started electing blacks (African-Americans) to local offices.〔Harry Jaffe, (So-called "plan" for white supremacy lives on in D.C. ), ''Washington Examiner'', August 30, 2010.〕〔Jeffrey R. Henig and Wilbur C. Rich, ''Mayors in the middle: politics, race, and mayoral control of urban schools. Princeton University Press, 2004, pp. 204–207.〕 The theory has quiet, but considerable support.〔Jonetta Rose Barras, (Recruiting Diversity: Michelle Rhee's campaign to diversify DCPS means wooing white parents ). ''Washington CityPaper'', August 27, 2010.〕
==History==
It appears that Lillian Wiggins, a columnist for the ''Washington Afro American'' newspaper, was the first to articulate the conspiracy theory. In 1979, she wrote: "Many residents believe that the Marion Barry era may be the last time Washington will have a black mayor. If negative programming and characterization of black leadership are allowed to continue in the city of Washington and especially the black community, there is a strong possibility of the 'master plan' which I have so often spoken about maturing in the 1980s." As with many conspiracy theories, The Plan has some foundation in reality: believers note that the Federal City Council, an organized group of civic and corporate leaders, mostly white, meets in secret and uses its power to influence the city's direction.〔
Anti-theorists note that instead of an organized conspiracy, there are market forces, demographics, and gentrification—which is happening quickly in the District of Columbia—at work. Black residents have left the District, just as many whites moved to the suburbs beginning in the 1950s. Both groups left a decaying city, its crime, and its failing schools seeking "a better, safer life. . . . One could argue that middle-class blacks abandoned the city. Was that part of 'the plan'?"〔 Others counter that the existence of the theory reflects "the fears of a black community that already feels under attack in a city whose rising cost of living makes hanging on difficult . . . . if such paranoia seems laughable, it reflects a reality that's easily illustrated in bright colors",〔Rend Smith, (Pretty Map Answers Ugly Question ), ''Washington CityPaper'', Sep. 21, 2010, 6:06 pm.〕 although the theory has been around longer than the city's changing demographics.
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