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Everyone is a product of the time they mature into.. It cannot be avoided, and since people live a long time, and remain productive, it;s unavoidable to have some crossover..
elders teach the young, and the young accept or reject at will, the parts they like or dislike..
It's just that simple..
Ministers like Wright came from an era of boisterous and righteous indignation.. It took him a long time to build a congregation, and I'm sure that most of the people who visit his church weekly, sit there and say AMEN..and then go off to their ordinary jobs with all cultures and races, and get along just fine..
His rhetoric has probably been the same for his whole career, and until someone from his congregation stepped outside the perimeter and started getting his life examined, Wright's message and delivery style was no big deal.. just another preacher with a specialized message..a message honed by decades of ministering.
Civil Rights legislation did not end racism.. it just sent it underground and gave it new clothing to wear.
It made BLATANT racism untenable and in some cases illegal, but it did not change hearts...that's a generational thing..
Overall, it's helped a lot, BUT my friends who have experienced discrimination pretty much all say the same thing.. It's a frustrating experience to know they have been discriminated against, yet be unable to pinpoint it or prove it.. It's no longer overt, but it's still there.. with jobs not given, unnecessary traffic stops, being followed while shopping, clerks laying change on the counter..instead of putting it in their hands..with inequity in schools in "urban" areas.. even the usage of the word "urban" has become a euphemism for non-white.. and there are many more examples..
Perhaps the older people like Wright, see this , and may feel like he needs to motivate the younger ones to "finish the task"..
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