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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
The south is a different animal. I live in a city thats as liberal as San Fran. But, that racism is there. Just under the surface. I'll be talking with someone, even at work, about non racial stuff and wham, some racial comment comes out of them like this is a normal thing. And the conversation continues like they didn't say that. Its a weird thing.
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There's just as much racism in Ann Arbor (if not more) than in Birmingham; just as much in Hartford as there is in Macon. It's just far, far more devious and clandestine.
There was a saying that in the South, black folk can get as close as they like-schools, neighborhoods, work; just don't aspire to get too high.
In the north it's the exact opposite; black people can get as high up the chain as they want-- just don't get too close.