[iconoclast]

most violent crimes committed by one race against another race are by blacks committed against whites.

That's true ... but the greater number by far is by black on black.

I take encouragement from several things.

One, the number of black kids I see in Christian, and Catholic schools and the involvement of their parents in the schools.

Two. My wife is a charge nurse in a nursing home. Just about all of her aids are black. That's very hard work at relatively low pay. Many of these women are squeezing enough money out of their meager paychecks to send their kids to private schools. Some of these women are doing it for their grandchildren.

Three. I attended an inner city (changing) school. I had some bad (racial) experiences but also many good ones. About 25% of the school population was black, about 25% Jewish and the rest mutts like me. We had our 50th reunion last year and as with all previous ones (we had one at least every 10 years, sometimes 5) we showed up in the usual great numbers and enjoyed one another tremendously, as always.

What's the difference, then vs. now?

IMHO, (1) an infinitely better education system and, (2) the country had not yet been culturally despoiled by Lyndon Baines Johnson and his minions.

[sasafras]

good points, thanks for the post.

[Terriergal]

. Many of these women are squeezing enough money out of their meager paychecks to send their kids to private schools. Some of these women are doing it for their grandchildren.

These women deserve a lot of credit - it is sad that generations will let things go to pot and then one or two generations has to pick up the tab for it.