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Are you saying that in the USA it is alright to have "whites only" trees or any areas?

I don't know how it can be made any clearer than that.


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This was not an official, or even unofficial school policy. This is simply the way the students chose to act. Whites would hang out under the tree, the black kids would be wherever they hang out.
If the white students choose not to spend time with the black students, or vice versa, that is there decision, it isn't government endorsed segregation. Another example of this, from the same incident; apparently when the students were called into an assembly, the white kids sat together, and the black kids sat together. You cannot force people to spend time together.

And before you go calling me a hick or a racist, I've lived in two places in my life; New York and Philadelphia. I have several friends that are black, and some 2+2 members could attest to that.

Edit: By the way, Jesse Jackson said he totally endorses Obama, and doesn't question his "blackness" on CNN this morning.

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I agree with this. The problem here is while there needed to be more media coverage of this, once Jackson and Sharpton get involved it becomes a circus and the attention gets puts on other issues that are not as important.

i make it a point to ignore sharpton and jackson so i am not aware of what they are saying. i assume they are outraged over the district attorneys charges. the racial thing is a fact of life and im not sure what they can do about it.

racists are un-evolved ignorant morons. i do not associate with racists. however its not illegal to be racist and while i disagree with racism, people should have the right to believe what they want to in this country, even if its stupid.