The South rejects blacks as a group, and accepted as individuals.
In the North blacks are rejected as individuals, and accepted as a group.
Which is kinder?
In the North blacks are rejected as individuals, and accepted as a group.
Which is kinder?
Y'know, I remember hearing that observation as a child...and it kinda stuck with me. There is a certain profound insight to it, I guess.
Then, as an adult, I moved back to the South -- rural central Alabama. And I was struck by how accurate and truly incisive it was.
Further, I'd observe that there is much more social interaction between individual whites and blacks in the South -- and far less racial friction than in the North.
First time I’ve seen that assessment and it’s right on. Thanks for the post.
Fans were yelling ‘Get the white boy out.’
Marcus Jacoby (the only white on the historically black Southern University football team from 1996 to 1998) —
Quote:
“I heard the entire stadium booing me. Fans were yelling ‘Get the white boy out.’””
Mr. Jacoby left the team because of repeated death threats.
[Ira Berkow, Race: “Keeping Score in Louisiana