I grew up in Duplin County and was born in Truman's administration. I understand the inference. Otoh, if you are comparing the styles of racism of a predominately majority white culture with every means of power, including sheer numbers to the aggressive racism of the minority white ruled countries, you're comparing apples to oranges. Not that any racism seems justified to me, but the minority ruled countries had the full weight of government and full force of law behind every racist piece of legislature, something never true in the US. I don't know how old you are but I lived through the first generation of major changes in the South. He lived through the first generation of changes in his entire country. I know the impact I saw and I can't begin to understand what filtered down to him through his family's telling who felt forced to flee the changes.
I suggest your inference was a bit hasty and misguided.
