re: Being Southern and being called racist - my childhood

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What TigerChief10 said

I've lived all over the US and Cali is easily the most racist state in the union. NE is 2nd.

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Northern State populations are real proud to stick out their chest and tell you about how much better they are than Southerners in regards to race relations, but he truth is they're just better at hiding it. And across the northern mid west ask them if they consider native Americans in those race relations?

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I've lived all over the US and Cali is easily the most racist state in the union. NE is 2nd.

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Oregon...it had the KKK until the 50's. KKK marches were common in the 20's and 30's.

African-American population in Oregon has consistently been around 2% forever.

It's mostly an Ag state, Oregonians don't see black people or grow up with them so they feel free to be openly racist in conversation.