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I am still not sure how to approach the issue, but I have an immediate response to this particular post. As someone of preponderately Jewish origin, I am aware of the tension that is commonly felt towards WASPs, especially if they are Southern, by many other groups. On the other hand, there are complications that you may not be aware of: for example, about 20 years ago I met a professional woman on a trip to Cleveland, an African- American, who told me that she was thinking of returning to North Carolina, where she had grown up, because although she grew up under a formal regime of segregation, there was more human contact between the races in her town. Everyone worked in the mills, and they would socialize, observing demeaning conventions, like having the black guests use the back door to join the party, but still getting together in the end. Similarly, Jimmy Carter used to talk about how, in Georgia, everyone played together, regardless of race, until high- school, when sensitivity about sexual development created a social rift. Well, I will get back to it soon, I hope..... |
