Delaware still has busing today. Wilmington is divided up and kids are more or less bused into the city for elementary and out for middle and high. Delaware also has highest private school rates per capita.

Busing was something that neither blacks nor whites really liked.

I just meant that a white audience would be inspired by the struggle and perseverance as well. My dad's not the most liberal guy, but I was watching the original Roots once and he came in and said how great it was, and that he couldn't stop watching. I think History could've done a better job marketing this one, too.

Good call. My students read a book called Mississippi Trial about Emmitt Till.

Yeah that's true. But the anger was expressed in a present tense, towards people today.
I thought Roots was good. To me it's not all black and white, it's the fight for human beings to keep their dignity. That's universal.

Roots is fantastic by the way

We can't even pay our bills, and THEY'RE drinking Royal Crown cola!

Biden in 2012 to a black audience: They're gonna put ya'll back in chains!

They get treated like moderates before they get the nomination, then they're portrayed as racists and misogynists by the media until Election Day, then afterwards they act like they loved them all along. See McCain or Romney as examples.

Classic

Just by the looks of Twitter last night, the main effect this one has is making black viewers angry at all white people.

I'd rather have one that blocks Hillary