LBJ was so very wrong.

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23. I'm from GA, born in 1946

so I grew up during absolutely segregated times. It was not considered normal or appropriate in my circle, but I did hear it outside my family/friends. I also remember very offensive racist advertising, cartoons, etc.

In my experience the attitude was not of hatred but patronization. Blacks were generally considered child-like requiring whites to "look after them", and intellectually inferior, which was used to justify the segregation of the races. However we were expected to be respectful and kind.

We were almost all racists, but it is incorrect to assume that all southerners were riding with the KKK.