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South Carolina is a Deep South state and has the only other black senator in Congress. And he's Republican.
There are only three African American Senators now in office, and only ten elected AA senators in US history. Three of the ten were from Deep South states (Mississippi and SC). So I'd say that the south isn't really lagging behind any other regions of the country in that regard.
More racist or not, the South worked very hard to gain their reputation and they've traditionally been quite proud of their history.
So if they get tagged for being more racist, that's just too bad. When you've worked as hard protecting policies like Jim Crow as southerners did, you can't complain when the reputation sticks.
As someone that has lived in the south that is now living on the West coast, I have to say that I'm finding people to be just as racist or bigoted out here as they are in the deep south. What I've found is that it's just not as out there in the open because it's less socially accepted, but you see the same types of discrimination through housing, jobs, or law enforcement. This is particularly true for African American's living on the West coast.
It's pretty sad to see this type of nonsense in what many would consider the most progressive parts of this country.
Yup, everywhere is racist, it just varies by region on how it is demonstrated!
Where I grew up the demographics were 90% white. Race was not an issue because we never had to deal with it. There were so few minorities that they were ignored.
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It was that way where I live 40 years ago. Although not as diverse % wise as other areas it has become increasingly diverse and IMO and we don't have the prejudice or racial tensions that I saw growing up in the North.
More like you, a white person, didn't have to deal with it. Those few non-white people definitely noticed. You should ask them.
No. They are not. Its a stereotype. There is less racial diversity in the south I believe. This due to much of the south being more rural. Metropolitan areas will naturally attract more people and more people means greater diversity. Being less racially diverse does not mean being racist.
The south generally has the highest percentage of blacks. Hispanic is kinda low. We're usually lower on the Asian population than northern areas.. So.. There are 2 states where white isn't the majority. California and Hawaii.. California has Hispanic as the majority (Well, actually white is still #1.. BARELY.. Pending on the survey).. And Hawaii where Asian blows other races away. Because.. Well, duh.. Hawaiians are considered Asian/Pacific Islander.
California is 6% black.
Alabama.. 27%.. Arkansas 15%, Georgia 31%.. Louisiana 32%.. Maryland (Which I disagree with, but we have this argument on CD all the time, apparently it's 'the south') 30%.. Mississippi 38%
I was in New Hampshire about 16 years ago.. And the people at the company I was there to meet.. We went out to lunch. And they all were pointing and going "Look at that!".. It was a black guy walking down the street. There are so few in New Hampshire that it was an event to see one. Perhaps that is the real racism in todays world? Having such a small black population? What have they done to make the state so unwelcoming to African Americans?
The south generally has the highest percentage of blacks. Hispanic is kinda low. We're usually lower on the Asian population than northern areas.. So.. There are 2 states where white isn't the majority. California and Hawaii.. California has Hispanic as the majority (Well, actually white is still #1.. BARELY.. Pending on the survey).. And Hawaii where Asian blows other races away. Because.. Well, duh.. Hawaiians are considered Asian/Pacific Islander.
California is 6% black.
Alabama.. 27%.. Arkansas 15%, Georgia 31%.. Louisiana 32%.. Maryland (Which I disagree with, but we have this argument on CD all the time, apparently it's 'the south') 30%.. Mississippi 38%
I was in New Hampshire about 16 years ago.. And the people at the company I was there to meet.. We went out to lunch. And they all were pointing and going "Look at that!".. It was a black guy walking down the street. There are so few in New Hampshire that it was an event to see one. Perhaps that is the real racism in todays world? Having such a small black population? What have they done to make the state so unwelcoming to African Americans?
Nothing. New Hampshire is cold and kinda remote. We don't usually like that.
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