Is racism in the southern U.S. different than other parts of the country?

I've heard that parts of the southern U.S. have Jim Crow era racism, but I have never been there so I wouldn't know first hand.

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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

I am a white senior citizen who grew up in Brooklyn, NY in the 40s and 50s. There was clear covert segregation. When Brooklyn College, my alma mater, hired a black professor, he could not find housing near the college! We cheered Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, and many other black baseball heros and thought we were very liberal, but were blind to the systemic racism that existed! There were no signs in stores or restaurants but, clearly, there were very few blacks in them.

I would like to shake the alt-right into understanding what systemic racist am is!

latinbutterfly · F

@samueltyler2 As I was telling another commenter, I grew in Chicago which is a very diverse city but most of it is very segregated to this day. It's pretty sad.