Fred:  your message would have been more informative, and perhaps mean more, if you were more specific than "years ago" .  Lots has happened since 1961.  As for your conclusion, I disagree.  When I lived in Mississippi in the '70s and had occasion to work in the panhandle in early 2000s, the people there exhibited an aloha spirit to everyone.  I doubt if these people view the statues and flag with a desire to return to the segregated south.  I suspect that white supremacists make up only a tiny part of the populace.  Personally I'm glad that these idiots act out overtly so that we can have eyes on rather than have them go underground and things can foment.  Yes, unfortunately, there will always be idiots.