In Opinion from jeffcharlesjr | The Montgomery Brawl Exposed the Truth: The US Isn't as Divided as It Seems
But it wasn't just funny. It revealed what the riverfront incident had obscured, a mirror image painted in our true colors. Because these people were neighbors. These people were friends. These people had to work to separate themselves out into their respective races for the purposes of their reenactment.The reenactment video featured both white and Black men goofing around and making light of the fight at the riverfront.
In fact, many of those applauding the Black folks in this scenario weren't Black. There were plenty of videos of white Alabamians defending the dock worker and applauding the people who stepped in to protect him from the boat owners. One of the shirtless white men involved in the brawl is seen shoving away another white man who appeared to be trying to stop the brawl.At a time when relations seem to be at an all-time low, the reactions to this story show that perhaps we are not quite as divided as social media would appear to indicate.
Of course, this is not to say there is absolutely no racial division in American society. But the problem lies with
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