There aren't any racists in Western Pa.
BTW I did some student teaching just outside of Johnstown. The guy I taught with told me on day 1, " boy, you gonna find things work a little different around here than in Philadelphia...we had one black family in this town and we straightened that situation right out." When it rained he used to show the elementary school kids old Little Rascal videos, but only the ones that had " Aunt Jamima" and Spanky in blackface. I reported him to the University and out of spite the asshole gave me a B.
Of course that's not an indictment of the entire region, but to pretend that shit isn't rampant is just burying your head in the sand.
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