Prince Edward County Response

The introduction really paints a picture of how deep the hatred for blacks and other minorities is in the south. Even 50 years after Brown V. Board of Ed occurs, just like it says in the story, these feelings are still being held. And commonly at that. It's unfortunate, but this is a huge part of America's history. When I was visiting Connecticut to see some family, I noticed there was a confederate flag hanging above a popular local restaurant in the town next to theirs. It's very odd because most defenders of the Confederate Flag cite it as a symbol of southern pride, not racism. If that was the case, it leads me to wonder why that flag would be flown up north. While a lot of racism is concealed in today's world, there's still a large pocket of the country where open racist views are protected and validated.