I spent the summer of 1980 in South Carolina. Lots of wonderful people there, but I saw examples of blatant racism I’d never experienced. In fact, I once had to break up a fight between a white business owner (rumored to be part of the KKK) who pulled a knife on a black employee.
I worked at a gas station and told certain people I would not serve them if they continued to use offensive language directed at black people. I remember some staring at me like I was from Mars. Ironically, I felt like I was visiting Mars at times!
Ps. 116:15; Jn. 11:25
For more on the shootings in Charleston:
http://http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/us/charleston-church-shooting.html?_r=0