Same goes for me. I was raised so far back off in the sticks in deep south Mississippi that we had to pipe in sunshine and I can’t remember many problems between blacks and whites.
I grew up in a little town that was about 80% black and we all got along just fine. There were some rich folks in town, but most of our parents were just poor working folk trying to make ends meet. And my mamma would have beat me just as raw for not being polite and respectful to a black man or woman as if it was a white man or woman. It just wasn’t done. Everybody knew everybody there and we didn’t tolerate that kind of mess.
Maybe it is just the innocent memories of a child, but I remember us getting along just fine down home.
You ALWAYS referred to an adult, no matter the color, as MR. or MRS. Smith, etc.........