I lived in the Muldoon area back in 66. The preacher from across the street came to our house with a petition to ask the black family who had just moved in to leave. Sell their new house and move. My Mom went ballistic. A very religious woman herself, she started yelling at the preacher. "You call yourself a man of God" "Get the hell off my property and don't you ever come back". She yelled other things to, it was a while ago and my memory has limitations. Anyway, Mom marched over the the new neighbors and welcomed them to the neighborhood as did a number of other on the block. They stayed, preacher never came back, kids all played together.

I have never had much use for bigots there is just no place in my life for them. I have not and will not condone their actions. But I also will not stand the brunt of their actions. I do not feel guilty and I will not accept the guilt laddered onto the white race for the actions of other people. That too is bigotry.