African American Group: Most Racist States In the U.S

[steve2470]

http://www.thetoptens.com/most-racists-states-us/

This list is probably not valid , but something to chew on anyway.


1- Mississippi

2- Alabama

3- Texas

4- Tennessee

5- Louisiana

6- Georgia

7- Kentucky

8- Missouri

9- Arkansas

10- Oklahoma

I was surprised not to see Florida, because rural Florida and the northern panhandle are pretty damn old school southern.

[murielm99]

1. This seems to be confined to the South.

I live in Illinois. I think we are pretty bad, but we are not on that list.

[Dawgs]

9. Uh, that's not what it means.

There is plenty of racism everywhere else.

[Number23]

11. A black kid from my hometown went to Harvard for undergrad. Said that Boston was BY FAR

the hands down most racist place he has ever been in his entire life. And we were both born and raised in the South.

I think this list is a little skewed but it's still interesting info.

[1monster]

2. I've lived in Florida for over forty years. When I first moved here,

I was shocked and appalled by the overt racism. I'm sure there was racism where I lived in the north, but, since there were so few people of color where I grew up, I was mostly oblivious to it. I worked for a man who made me follow the few people of color around the store when they came in, but he made me follow a lot of white people around the store too. He was an equal opportunity bigot and what mostly interested him was whether or not one was likely to shoplift and to pay his/her bills. People he did not know (and more than a few that he did know) were followed.

Tourism changed Florida in an incredible way. First, visitors became a source of income; the visitors loved this place enough that many relocated here, white, beige black, brown, bronze, and all shades that people come in. If one wants return and word of mouth customers, one treats those customers with respect. Overall, the state has become a real melting pot.

Yes, racism still exists. Law enforcement, as in other parts of the country, seems to be stuck in the fifties, and since Jeb Bush became governor and the Republicans gerrymandered the state so they have perpetual control of the State Legislature, it has become the rule to exclude as many people of color as they can from voting. That also seems to be a problem in states where Republicans own the legislatures.

But we've made progress here. And I hope we continue to do so.

[Scuba]

3. America's most segregated city is Milwaukee and Wisconsin arrests blacks at a higher rate ...

... than any other state (if I recall correctly).

Racism isn't just a southern problem.

[marble falls]

6. Milwaukee is number 2, Detroit is number 1 (by this study).....

http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/03/24/10-of-the-most-segregated-cities-in-the-u-s/10/

Eight of them are up north - Cleveland, Boston, NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia included.

It seems there's enough racism going around to put the blame around the entire nation.

Someone once said the Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh on one end - Phillie on the other, and Alabama in the middle.

I'm beginning to think the US is Los Angeles on one end - NYC on the other, and Alabama in the middle.

[Scuba]

7. Yes, Milwaukee and Detroit have both been rated "most segregated" in recent years.

Your "Alabama in the middle" comment is not far from the mark.

[marble falls]

8. Scary, scary, scary.

[IronLionZion]

4. Washington, DC Baltimore, MD

In the north, the racism is a bit more urban and concentrated

[florida08]

5. Florida is #11

It's mostly in the rural areas. I live in Clay county and recently there were a few rednecks that were riding around in their trucks with the rebel flag planted in it. It's embarrassing to say the least, they don't see they're revealing just how stupid and backward they are. The irony is these people actually feel superior and of course they're repuglicans.
I grew up in N. FL and it's not nearly as bad as it use to be. I remember separate water fountains and bathrooms. Been a long time since Rosewood. As more ethnic groups bring diversity they water down the bigots. I hear we might be getting some Syrian immigrants fleeing the devastion of the civil war. Hope so.

[randys1]

10. Like saying most delicious ice cream bar is MAGNUM, but It's It and Haagen Daz are awesome

too.

Guess who is addicted to ice cream.

[tishaLA]

12. I'm shocked PA isn't there

If you take away Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the rest of the state is Alabama. And Philadelphia, at least, is terribly segregated and filled to the brim with the kind of racial animus you see in places like Boston and Chicago. I'm ignorant about Pittsburgh, so it's off the hook for right now.)

[Glassunion]

13. Id have to agree.

I'm in the Philly area, and mom still lives there.

I'd have to add NJ to the list as well. Camden, Newark, etc...

[Starry Messenger]

14. Per SPLC, CA has the most hate groups.

Scary story up in gold country about Black farmer and his family harassed by the white neighbors and their neo-Nazi buddies.

http://libertyandjusticeforall.org/black-farmer-and-his-native-american-wife-have-been-the-target-of-racist-threats-after-they-were-accused-of-being-cow-thieves/

Even Oakland LEO are unevenly harsh on stops with Blacks, and justice system isn't much better. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/opd-still-appears-to-be-targeting-blacks/Content?oid=4185368