My own racism

[MarvinGardens]

6. Thank you for your post.

I am in my early 40s, white, and in my early 30s I married into a black family. The experience has changed me for the better. When we visit my in-laws, I am usually the only white guy around. It has broadened my perspective. Though I'm of a different generation, I can relate to your experiences.

One possible path forward for Western society that I envision, is that this period we are in now will be called The Great Mixing, further in the future. It started in the time period of your formative years you describe, and will end when racial differences are more vague and viewed as fairly unimportant. Of course things could go other ways too, and predicting the future is very difficult.