[BroJoeK]

WXRGina: "I’ve long heard from people who have lived around the U.S. that blacks are treated much better in the South than in the North and other “non-South” states. Hmmmmm..."

Might I suggest that historically, Southerners more often saw blacks as helpful servants, whereas Northerners saw them as unwelcomed competitors for low-wage jobs?

Today things are somewhat different, and I'm not certain if anyone can really say: how much does, oh, say, inner-city Atlanta differ from, say, inner-city Philadelphia?

[WXRGina]

Good points, Joe!