Every black person I know, who has lived in both the north and the south, has stated vehemently that racism is MUCH MORE PREVALENT in the NORTH!
Phrases like “why don’t you go home (to the south)”, and “isn’t it too cold for you”, and straight-up “you don’t belong here” are still used in the north TODAY!
In the south, we welcome all, except dumba$$ liberals and lazy gimmedats (regardless of color), you people should stay the hell out!
I think you're right. When I was growing up in NJ back in the 50s and 60s, I can recall being at my cousin's house when his father's children from an earlier marriage would visit. They lived in Maryland. They were the meanest, most racist kids (and family, for that matter) I have ever known. My Aunt and Uncle lived next door to a black family who were the kindest, gentlest people you'd want to know, and they were the subject of the cruelest racist taunts from these kids from Maryland. Unbelievable.