Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
Partially true, for decades racism in the north wasn’t as open, largely institutionalized, wasn’t as transparent, but at the same time, most of the NorthEast has always been multicultural, and has a greater acceptance of diversity. I’d argue that the racism existed, but the hate that motivated it didn’t exist to the level you’d find in the ole south
Your post is highlighting the DuBois/Washington argument, is political or economic powers the key to success. The real answer probably is both, history hasn’t really validated all of one without the other
Not where I grew up. It's always been racist as hell. Most of the small towns in the area I grew up in rural west Ohio were sun down towns until the late 70's and early 80's. To this day I know a lot of people who live there who can not refer to anyone of a racial or ethnic minority without using pejorative phrases. Not only that the Northern and Midwestern States are for more segregated now than they are in the South. You don't see many blacks or ethnic minorities living in small towns in the rural midwest where as in the South it's very common for around 20% or more of a small towns population to be back.
