Let's put the blame on who is responsible for all this racism-Ronald Reagan

[jwirr]

39. I think the difference in our views is natural - the civil rights fight was happening where you were

and it hardly touched our community except in discussions between people who had nothing to lose. And if there was one really strong supporter of the civil rights movement (in our case it was white high school students) that would speak out it was usually looked at carefully and people stopped using the language. And they stopped until the 80s for the most part. And if it was used someone called them out on it. But as I said this area had nothing to lose as it was a rural white area. Shutting their mouths was an cheap way to avoid the argument.

And I agree with you totally racism simply laid dormant for those years. It was there waiting to find a time that it would be safe to voice it again. However some of us are still calling them out. Enough.