The author said it himself, Dave never did anything to him, so why did he feel the necessity to write this?  There's not a white American alive today who was ever a slave owner themselves, and that means there's not a white American today who owes anything to anyone for the racial mis-steps of old.  Get over it people, there's plenty of opportunity today for folks of all colors and there's no systemic racism in America today. Those who fail to take advantage of today's opportunities need not look past the mirror for someone to blame.