Jack of Harts

The rioting and looting in Mobile had many long-term effects for Alabama. The first was the rise of the corporate towns that protected the largest industries around Mobile. The second was the rise of bedroom communities in the area. The fires burned down many of the businesses and homes in Mobile, and many corporate towns housed their workers and families in temporary barracks to keep them safe. They often found that nothing remained of their homes or neighborhoods when the crisis was over. So they rebuilt, often simply by moving their container houses away from the port, and this time they built walls and hired permanent security to maintain the peace. What had once been considered a luxury of the rich became a requirement of the working class to be able to live. Walled communities and security guards. It became their new normal after the Second Great Depression.