I think that what happened at Ole Miss 40 years ago can be a burden. But it should also be a responsibility -- a special responsibility to take a leadership role in studying race relations and promoting racial reconciliation and remembering our past to good effect. |
It must be something deep in our DNA. Even though the South has changed so much, it's still passed on from one generation to the next. |
It's a triumph for the biracial South. |
People in, say, Georgia aren't sitting on the front porches singing anymore. They're inside in the air-conditioning, watching cable like everybody else. |
The Southern pattern was that every farm or plantation would have their family cemetery. |
This is a society that puts a great stress on etiquette, manners and performing roles. Even in the midst of a terrible disaster, it's still expected that you perform your role. |