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Jurassic and Dan (sorry, I don't have this "cut and paste" thing down),
I did not mean to state directly or imply that if you're "old" you are racist or prejudiced. What I did mean to say, directly or imply, was that I do believe age can play a role in this area. If you noticed, I did use the words "some" and "may." I don't claim it to be fact. And, I certainly don't know you, Jurassic or Dan (as you don't know me), so it was not a statement about you personally. I do apologize if it offended.
I do believe that as time passes race issues are improving...not that they are perfect...but improving.
In the book, "And The Walls Came Tumbling Down," Frank Fitzpatrick writes about the 1966 NCAA championship game between Kentucky and Texas Western, which Texas Western won. He writes, "For the first time in NCAA championship history, one of the starting teams was entirely black (Texas Western)." And, "For much of mainstream America then, the notion that a team playing only blacks might be able to defeat a well-coached, talented white squad - a team like Kentucky - was preposterous."
I don't think this is prepsoterous now, for much of mainstream America - young or old - and for that I'm thankful.
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