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[QUOTE="BroadwayVa, post: 2521307, member: 6118"]
As one who lived then, allow me to view my views of Northern Racism.  Bigotry has been with us prior to the USA being the USA.  However, in the Connecticut of that time Black and White citizens were afforded the same opportunities and responsibilities.  Poor whites had nearly the same issues and educational opportunities as their Black cousins.  The majority of the population in Ct was poor black or white. Rich always had different opportunities.  Personally, in  my school there were no Black students mostly because there were few if any Black families in the 3 towns I lived in.  My parents had no issues with my siblings mingling and socializing with ANYONE regardless of race or ethnicity.  My siblings were teens when I was much younger.  Connecticut historically was less color offended.  The North until WW2 had few "race issues"  --I will leave it to you to study the impact WW2 had on Northern Race relationships.

I can however tell you --we central Ct boys had a great time with the Morehouse guys that came to work along side us.  There never ever was a negative remark, I can recall on either side--mostly because we were ONE unit.
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