It'll be forgotten when the War of Northern Aggression is forgotten. :-)
The vast majority of reporting that I have seen on this case has a Southern, racial undertone. Beware! Racism still exists in the South! Look at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina... Tobacco Road...
What they never seem to mention is that Duke University is a northeast liberal haven in the vast wild and dangerous jungles of the South. If there is any racism at that school, real or imagined, chances are, it's being generated by someone other than natives to the area.
This is not, and never has been, a South v. north issue.
Side note: In the interest of fairness, I'll mention that we have two young women who work in the office, both Durham natives, one single white homebody Momma's girl, one black lesbian. The white girl attended Duke, the black girl went to NC Central. They are close friends however the black girl always makes a point to tell the white girl that Duke was built by the rich white parents so their kids wouldn't have to go to school with black kids.
Racism? Yeah, we have it... In all shapes, shades and forms.