Sure, George Washington owned slaves, but that doesn't make the practice right now.
Trent Lott currently has a problem with his views on race - it is ongoing, and it is wrong.
Maybe the question that you should be asking yourself is whether you disagree with the concept of legal segregation, and work back from there.
Thanks for your post. If you would get off your fear factor we can put the race problem to bed with this issue. Instead your all too blind to see and filled with fear that you will be called a racist.
Earth to republicans you are a racist the rats say already. Who really cares what rats say?