How sad that others made such vicious comments according to her article.
When I was a student at public schools in the 60's and 70's I heard vile comments from both blacks and whites.
Has been years since I heard a racial slur in conversation today. I have heard many more originating from the media over the years.
E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty-first Century
The original link doesn't work for the second link. Blackwell Synergy has been merged into Wiley Interscience. I found a cached link. Surprisingly, it's an interesting read from a Harvard sociologist.
With all the diversity we have, I'm surprised that we don't have more strife.