This is not the America of our grandparents, when women could safely take a stroll at night, old people were safe, and even delinquent kids had some values and manners. We live in an age that demands we be on our guard, no matter where we are, and that goes twice for white people who have been made objects of hate. Be well armed, and prepared to help all of us rid ourselves of feral predators.
Fred Reed, who we aren’t allowed to post here the last I looked, just wrote an interesting article about growing up in that America which you describe in the 1950s. Title “Surrender in the Culture Wars.” Search it out and read it.
Heck, I’ll ping the big guy and ask if that can be changed. That article is worth it.