in the south there are pockets of racism that, as one expert on the subject pointed out to me not too long ago, the civil rights movement never reached. south carolina was and is, one of those places, as well as parts of louisiana, arkansas and mississippi. we have a long way to go and facing the reality of our human shortcomings, but i believe for many we are on our way. for those who wish to deny the reality of racism and fear, it may take more than one lifetime to surpass this unfortunate pitfall of human nature.
