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To: koan who wrote (5741)	1/11/2017 5:50:54 PM
From: Lane3	2 Recommendations Recommended By one_less TimF Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 367619

Do you know the difference between institutionalized segregation. and freedom? In the south it was the law!!! I don't know what you're so exercised about. It ain't the law anymore and hasn't been for decades. There's even a constitutional amendment. Things could get a bit ugly but we're not going back to before the civil rights movement.

To: koan who wrote (5741)	1/11/2017 10:53:59 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By one_less Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 367619

>> See the difference? African American's do. You really cannot presume to know how African Americans, generally, feel. But we can talk about polls. Overall in MS, about half believe in interracial marriage. But if you look at the cross tabs, you find that it is predominantly older people who hold that view. In 1958, 4% of Americans held that view. The change, from 58 until now has been almost linear. Why would MS not have the same slope as the USA? It could be the fact that younger people tend to escape most places in MS in favor of places like Memphis, St Louis, or other states while the over 65 group stays put. And the fact is that young people in MS approach USA statistics while older people stick with their beliefs. And you would be shocked to learn that while 87% of Americans claim to support interracial marriage, but if asked about their own family members, that figure drops to 42% for blacks, 13% for whites. Nationwide. Your allegation that this is a southern thing or a Mississippi thing, is simply not factual. When you consider all the facts it is easy to understand the sociological rationale for MS moving more slowly to adopt new norms: The younger people are leaving, and a lot of northerners (and southerners) are promoting do as I say not as I do. -------- You really may want to consider this as a lesson. Legislating morality is a tough thing to do. It is very difficult to make meople think like you do, no matter how right you believe you are.