@f884fa2b Yes, I would agree with that.  I guess what I was saying was that from 1950-1970 suburban white folk (who which my family was firmly in that camp) could see themselves not as "dominant" but rather "just normal."  We didn't need to defend our position, we could see ourselves as "nice people."

Of Southerners at the same time had their dominance challenged and fought back -- as we are seeing today. 

 @7b555b2a Yes, that's my point — and I grew up in a white suburb, too, so I share that perspective.