![]() But in a startlingly segregated city struggling with failing schools, failing infrastructure, a failing economy and a police department under federal investigation, it seemed only a matter of time before this side of Baltimore boiled over. ![]() ![]() The immediate trigger was the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died of a traumatic spinal injury he suffered while in police custody. Vast swaths of east and west Baltimore were consumed by flames and anger. They call it “Charm City.”īut there is another side of Baltimore that is far less charming. Cherry blossoms line the streets of its affluent neighborhoods. ![]() BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore is crab cakes, the cobblestone walkways of Fells Point, a vintage baseball stadium, the retro weirdness of John Waters. ![]()
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