Even though we are supposedly no longer in the "Jim Crow" era

[Solemn Wind]

Even though we are supposedly no longer in the "Jim Crow" era, is the general thinking of white people in 2011 still like this...or at least to some degree like this? I think it is best said in the words of Leon F. Litwack, a very prominent "white" historian on African American history:

"Even as whites scorned black incompetence, they feared evidence of black competence and independence. Even as whites derided blacks for their ignorance, they resented educated, literate, ambitious, and successful blacks. The Negro as a buffoon, a menial, a servant, was acceptable; that kind of Negro threatened no one."

[Solemn Wind]

Even though we are supposedly no longer in the "Jim Crow" era, is the general thinking of white people in 2011 still like this...or at least to some degree like this? I think it is best said in the words of Leon F. Litwack, a very prominent "white" historian on African American history:

"Even as whites scorned black incompetence, they feared evidence of black competence and independence. Even as whites derided blacks for their ignorance, they resented educated, literate, ambitious, and successful blacks. The Negro as a buffoon, a menial, a servant, was acceptable; that kind of Negro threatened no one."

Or you could just substitute "Negro" for "Hmong" if that has a stronger impact to the topic.

[Solemn Wind]

It is incomparable.  The African American experienced slavery, torture, discrimination/segregation and civil rights issues.  The Hmong came into play in the later part where civil rights have already been given to everyone. 

The root of the problem with "Jim Crow" era is that Caucasians wanted to be the supreme race base on the color of their skin. 

We should be appreciative that our people did not suffer like the primitive Chinese or African American when they arrived to the land of the whites.

I understand what you are saying and you made a good point there...but what I was saying when I said to substitute in "Hmong" is that do you think the white race, in general, feel threatened when/if there are lots of successful and educated Hmong...at least to some degree today?

[Solemn Wind]

Absolutely.  If you are a person of color, I'm sure you have experienced it to certain degrees.  Its everywhere in the media, work place, school environment, and/or restaurants.

What would be more interesting is not the topic of discussion but rather the personal experiences behind it.

Care to share some of your personal exeriences behind it?

[nightrider]

It's most apparent in the woods of WI.lol

As far as I know, the less educated are the one's feeling threaten by us "negros" but for the educated whites with the same education level or less, they're not threaten by our rise because they usually held management and higher positions in the work force. While we brainiacs do all the dirty work for them. Even if that's the case, we should continue to maintain this attitude, "Yes, Mr. Jack..."lol Because it will only benefit us in acquiring more skills.

[Solemn Wind]

It's most apparent in the woods of WI.lol

As far as I know, the less educated are the one's feeling threaten by us "negros" but for the educated whites with the same education level or less, they're not threaten by our rise because they usually held management and higher positions in the work force. While we brainiacs do all the dirty work for them. Even if that's the case, we should continue to maintain this attitude, "Yes, Mr. Jack..."lol Because it will only benefit us in acquiring more skills.

Throughout American Jim Crow history, it's usually always the uneducated/poor whites who did all the dirty work in the hangings, beatings, and and violence...but it's always the wealthy, educated, and respectable whites who plans it in the background...a nd in many cases, has to give the "ok" signal before their poor white trash cousins are allowed to have their fun with the Negroes.

Has that that kind of behavior really have changed much today?