@e4576eea my mom was in middle school when our county was desegregated (she is about to turn 56). She has told me about it, primarily about the way her own mom reacted. She was pulled from public school—put into private school, because of “threats of violence”.

Of all the children at risk of violence during that period, I doubt white students ranked number one. This was in the 70s—not that long ago. The county is still functionally segregated, and I didn’t learn most of this until adulthood.